Barriers to labor migration for the rural poor: Experimental evidence from a vocational training program in Bangladesh

Barriers to labor migration for the rural poor: Experimental evidence from a vocational training program in Bangladesh

Vocational training programs aimed at rapidly growing sectors have the potential to reduce skill gaps as well as improve income and employment possibilities. Such programs have often been unsuccessful because they are not driven by industry demand and market linkages. Also, they do not tackle other...

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Main Authors: SHONCHOY, Abu S., FUJII, Tomoki, RAIHAN, Selim
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
Subjects:
Field Experiment
On-the-job Training
Bangladesh
Garment Industry
Rural
Extreme Poor
Asian Studies
Behavioral Economics
Labor Economics
Rural Sociology
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2798
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3797/viewcontent/Barrier_labor_migration_rural_poor_2018_wp.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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