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dc.titleEvidence In Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Job Search Assistance
dc.contributor.authorCavalcanti, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorRatcher, Laísa
dc.contributor.authorGouvea, Livia
dc.contributor.authorFontes, Luiz Felipe
dc.contributor.orgunitLabor Markets Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.date.available2024-09-24T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2024-09-24T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractThis publication, produced in collaboration between JOI Brazil, a J-PAL LAC initiative, and the Inter-American Development Bank, analyzes the available evidence on job search assistance programs and discusses their implications for public policy formulation in Brazil. Difficulties in communicating skills, lack of information about the job market, behavioral biases, and geographic and financial limitations may constitute some of the challenges faced by workers in the job search process. In response to these barriers, various solutions have been proposed to make the job search process more efficient, reducing the time required for searching and improving the quality of matches between candidates and companies. However, assessments show mixed results from these programs, which do not always translate into lasting improvements in employment and income. These mixed effects underscore the need to evaluate which characteristics have been associated with better outcomes, in order to inform the design and enhancement of future interventions.
dc.format.extent15
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013175
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Eng-job-search-assistance-vbid.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Port-assistencia-a-busca-por-emprego-vbid.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectPrivate Sector
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectUnemployment Insurance
dc.subject.jelcodeJ01 - Labor Economics: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00977
idb.operationBR-T1482
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