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The long-term effect of a job training programme for youths in Peru

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  • Rafael Novella
  • Juan José Díaz
  • David Rosas-Shady

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This paper evaluates the long-term impact of Projoven, a job training programme for vulnerable youths in Peru, on formal labour market outcomes. Covering a 10-year period, this evaluation offers one of the longest evaluations of a training programme in developing countries. Exploiting an experimental design and administrative data, we find that Projoven improved formal employment and earnings in the short-term, but that these effects quickly disappear, and the programme has no effect in the medium- or longer-term. These results reinforce the importance of training comprehensiveness and relevance.

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  • Rafael Novella & Juan José Díaz & David Rosas-Shady, 2025. "The long-term effect of a job training programme for youths in Peru," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 36-49, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevef:v:17:y:2025:i:1:p:36-49
    DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2024.2356077
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