Aiding the search for good jobs: Evidence from Uganda - Oriana Bandiera et al.

To design policies that lead young labour-market entrants to good jobs, it is important to understand job search processes and what affects the ability to find gainful employment. Based on an experiment in Uganda involving two interventions - vocational training and matching workers with firms - this article shows that while training enhances optimism about employment prospects, matching causes discouragement and poorer labour market outcomes in the long run.