Gender differences in the effects of vocational training: constraints on women and drop-out behavior

Yoonyoung Cho, Davie Kalomba, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Victor Hugo Orozco Olvera, Yoonyoung Cho, Davie Kalomba, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak and Victor Hugo Orozco Olvera
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Yoonyoung Cho, Victor Hugo Orozco-Olvera and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

No 6545, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial training for Malawian youth, in an environment where access to schooling and formal sector employment is extremely low. It tracks a large fraction of program drop-outs -- a common phenomenon in the training evaluation literature -- and examines the determinants and consequences of dropping out and how it mediates the effects of such programs. The analysis finds that women make decisions in a more constrained environment, and their participation is affected by family obligations. Participation is more expensive for them, resulting in worse training experience. The training results in skills development, continued investment in human capital, and improved well-being, with more positive effects for men, but no improvements in labor market outcomes in the short run.

Keywords: Gender and Development; Employment and Unemployment; Vocational&Technical Education; Vocational Education&Technical Training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-07-01
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