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Increasing Job Search Effort and Skills in Turkey

General Information

Project description

In Turkey, the years between 2012 and 2017 saw a steadily rising labor force participation rate but also unemployment. New workers, including women and youth, joined those already in the market increasing the competition for available jobs. At the same time, employers, reported difficulties finding workers with appropriate workplace competencies when filling vacancies, particularly when it came to job-related behaviors. The Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) and the World Bank teamed up to test whether providing jobseekers with more labor market information and with short training focused on socioemotional skills and goal setting and planning could impact their job search intensity. This exercise aimed to inform İSKUR’s ongoing efforts to provide a broader package of services to jobseekers.

Detailed information

Final report: Is there a final report presenting the results and conclusions of this project?

Yes

Final report

Pre-analysis plan: Is there a pre-analysis plan associated with this registration?

No

Additional information

<h3>Does a third party implement the intervention or is this a collaboration with another team?</h3><div class="csp"><p>The Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR)</p> </div>

Who is behind the project?

Institution: World Bank
Team: eMBeD, Mind Behaviour and Development team

Project status:

Completed

Methods

Methodology: Experiment, Field Experiment
Could you self-grade the strength of the evidence generated by this study?: 1
Start date: 04/01/2018

What is the project about?

Policy area(s): Labour and Employment
Topic(s):
Behavioural tool(s): Educational Intervention

Date published:

25 June 2021

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