Morocco Employment Lab Evidence Sharing Seminar: Using Evidence to Improve Youth Economic Inclusion

June 6, 2022

The Morocco Employment Lab (MEL), led by J-PAL and Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Harvard Kennedy School, in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Account Morocco Agency, and the Policy Center for the New South, is organizing an evidence sharing seminar on youth economic inclusion. The event will be held in collaboration with MCA-Morocco, the National Labor Market Observatory, the Policy Center for the New South and the World Bank Group team in Morocco. The seminar will focus on youth economic inclusion, including three panel discussions led by senior policymakers, academics, and MEL staff covering: Youth skills and training Job search assistance and transition into the labor market Job creation – Public works, wage subsidies and entrepreneurship Each panel discussion will present evidence on priority topics and discuss plans for future experimentations and evaluations to run in Morocco.

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