Rigorous impact evaluation of N4G training program for young women in Ghana
Skills trainings often aim to increase employment, but true unemployment is rare in many developing countries, and skills trainings may be better suited to improve employment choice and quality. We present findings in this vein from a randomized controlled trial of a program in Ghana featuring several best-practice components. The program enabled occupational sorting, improved job quality, and increased quality of life, but did not affect employment. When shown these results, stakeholders do not update their overly optimistic prior beliefs about program impacts as expected from Bayes' rule. This may indicate a challenge for adaptive programming in development cooperation.
Publications
Project start:
01. June 2020
Project end:
31. December 2025
Project coordination:
Sarah Frohnweiler
Project staff:
Charles Atanga Adongo, Sarah Frohnweiler,
Bernd Beber PhD,
Tabea Lakemann, Jan Priebe, Jann Lay
Project partners:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Ghana),
German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Funding:
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung