Ivaschenko et al. (2017) Public Works Programs and Youth Crime [Papua New Guinea]

ID: 
PIE.125
Full title: 
Can Public Works Programs Reduce Youth Crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea Urban Youth Employment Project
Publication date: 
01 January 2017
Maps: 
Building Peaceful Societies Evidence Gap Map
Study design: 
Difference-in-Differences (DID)
Quasi-experimental
Regions: 
East Asia and Pacific
Countries: 
Papua New Guinea
Population: 
Urban / Peri-urban
Youth (<35)
Interventions: 
Life skills and employment training
Outcomes: 
Peace-positive behaviours
Social norms regarding violence
Type of technology: 
Not applicable
Link: 
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/417571492540309698/pdf/WPS8032.pdf
Scope Of Target: 
Local