Adult earnings > Technical and soft skills in-classroom and OJT training (eAE) > Acevedo 2017 i
Detailed Information
| Country | Country: Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita | 5.466 |
| Context details | Unemployed or underemployed with or without completed secondary school with special effort to enroll women. Targeted the poorest sectors of the population |
| Age | 16-29, mean: 21 |
| Implementation year | 2009 |
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| Implementer | Government |
| Duration (months) | 5 |
| Cost | The estimated cost of the JE program was about USD 330 per trainee |
| Intervention details | Beneficiaries received classroom training in soft skills (self-esteem, communication skills, conflict resolution, life planning, time management, etc.) and an internship in a private business |
| Evaluation design | Randomized evaluation |
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| Cluster definition | N/A |
| Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete sample | Salary (log) | N/A | 9 | 822 | Coeff: -0.10; SE:0.07; SD: 100.00 |
| Complete sample | Salary (log) | N/A | 9 | 822 | Coeff: 0.01; SE:0.09; SD: 100.00 |
| Complete sample | Salary (log) | N/A | 8 | 822 | Coeff: 0.07; SE:0.08; SD: 100.00 |
| Complete sample | Salary (log) | N/A | 8 | 822 | Coeff: 0.17; SE:0.10; SD: 100.00 |