Active Labour Market Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
系统回顾和元分析拉丁美洲和加勒比地区51项积极劳动力市场计划评估，发现这些计划能提高就业和正规就业概率，对妇女和青年效果更好，经济扩张期实施更有效，培训项目尤其能增加正规就业和收入。
We present a systematic review and meta-analysis of impact evaluations of active labour market programmes (ALMPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). We extract 296 impact estimates from 51 programme evaluations to analyse the effects of participation on employment, earnings, hours worked, and formality. Our analysis finds that the probabilities of being employed and in formal employment are the labour market indicators most likely to be positively affected by ALMPs in LAC. Moreover, ALMPs are more successful among women and youth and when they are implemented during periods of economic expansion. Training programmes increase both formal employment and earnings; training is particularly effective when it is more intensive and when explicitly targeting poor individuals.