Lahore School 6th International Conference on Applied Development Economics - Abstracts
August 15, 2024
Session 1: Labour Markets
Do entrepreneurial skills unlock opportunities for online freelancing? Experimental evidence from El Salvador
Richard Freund (University of Cape Town)
Discussant: Lena Hassani-Nezhad (City, University of London)
This paper reports on a randomized experiment in El Salvador that aimed to improve online labor market outcomes by teaching the entrepreneurial skills required to engage with online marketplaces. Despite low completion rates, the training significantly increases the probability of having an online freelancing profile, being contacted by at least one client, and the number of proposals sent. This translates into positive effects on receiving at least one job offer, securing at least one online freelancing contract, and improved socio-emotional skills. However, no significant effects are observed on the number of online job offers, contracts, or broader labor market outcomes.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8/15/2024 09:25:00 AM,
Sixth International Conference on Applied Development Economics
August 13, 2024
ADE2024 will feature talks by Adrienne Lucas (Professor, University of Delaware), Jonathan Morduch (Professor, New York University), Ali Cheema (Vice Chancellor, LUMS) and Azam Chaudary (Dean, Lahore School of Economics).
Labels: ADE2024, Applied Development Economics, CREB, IGC, Pakistan, Pakistan Economy, Research
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8/13/2024 10:44:00 AM,
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