Interventions to Improve the Labour Market Outcomes of Youth: A Systematic Review of Training, Entrepreneurship Promotion, Employment Services and Subsidized Employment Interventions

15 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17 Background 17 Objectives 17 Search methods 17 Selection criteria 18 Data collection and analysis 18 Results 19 Conclusions 21 1 BACKGROUND 24 1.1 The research problem: why youth employment? 24 1.2 The intervention: ALMPs for youth 26 1.3 How the ALMPs are supposed to work 27 1.3.1 Training and skills development 28 1.3.2 Entrepreneurship promotion 32 1.3.3 Employment services 37 1.3.4 Subsidized employment 41 1.4 Why the review is needed 46

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