Digitization has spurred interest in the potential of statistical profiling to improve the targeting of active labor market policies. Despite growing adoption, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of such profiling in program allocation is scarce. We evaluate a semi-automated statistical...

Public works programmes (PWPs) are widely used social protection instruments in low- and middle-income countries. Participants carry out temporary, labour-intensive works in exchange for cash or in-kind compensation. The available empirical evidence indicates that these programmes are usually...

The objectives of the Work Programme 2025 are aligned with the BEREC Strategy 2021-2025, and its three high-level priorities (promoting full connectivity, supporting sustainable and open digital markets, and empowering end-users), and the priorities set for institutional and international...

The objectives of the Work Programme 2025 are aligned with the BEREC Strategy 2021-2025, and its three high-level priorities (promoting full connectivity, supporting sustainable and open digital markets, and empowering end-users), and the priorities set for institutional and international...

We assess how one of the largest public works programmes in the world-Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP)-affected violent conflict and civil unrest. Using difference-in-differences methods and linking administrative and geocoded conflict event data, we find that the PSNP did not...