Table 4 Results of Available Impact Evaluations of ALMPs in the MENA region
From: A reform agenda for improving the delivery of ALMPs in the MENA region
Program | Type of Program | Country | Author of study | Main Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
New Work Opportunities for Women (NOW) | Wage Subsidy + life skills training | Jordan | Groh et al. (2012) | Wage subsidy: Large positive effect on employment in the short term; No impact after 14 months. |
Life skills: no effect on employment in the short term. Little positive impact on employment in the 14Â months after program completion. Positive changes in behavioral skills. | ||||
Business thesis plan competition | Entrepreneurship: awareness + technical and life skills training + coaching. | Tunisia | Premand et al. (2011) | No effect on net employment. Changed the composition of employment (from wage to self-employment). Positive changes in behavioral skills |
Al Amana | Entrepreneurship: access to micro-credit | Morocco | Cho and Honorati (2012) | Increased household self-employment. Little or no effect on average consumption or other outcomes (health, education, etc.). |
Shabab | Entrepreneurship: awareness (other program components – e.g. technical skills - have yet to be evaluated) | Syria | Haddad (2010). | Increased knowledge of and changed attitude (positively) toward self-employment. |