Empirical Tests on Intermediation Programmes and Labour Market Accessibility in Morocco: A Comparative Study

Year after year, labour market intermediaries (LMIs) play an important role in facilitating the entry of workers into the labour market and improving the matching quality between employees and employers as reported by Autor (Studies of Labor Market Intermediation 2009). In Morocco, there are differe...

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Published inIndian journal of labour economics Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 1073 - 1088
Main Authors Mansouri, Zakaria, Laamire, Jaouad, Liouaeddine, Mariem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.12.2024
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Development Economics
Economics
Economics and Finance
Industrial Organization
Labor Economics
C31
C33
Active labour market policies
E24
Labour market
C14
Double difference
J45
J68
J38
J48
Matching
Impact evaluation
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ISSN0971-7927
0019-5308
DOI10.1007/s41027-024-00545-x

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Summary:Year after year, labour market intermediaries (LMIs) play an important role in facilitating the entry of workers into the labour market and improving the matching quality between employees and employers as reported by Autor (Studies of Labor Market Intermediation 2009). In Morocco, there are different types of intermediation agencies that offer various services, such as direct placement, training, and subsidised employment. The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of two types of these LMIs, namely placement agencies and subsidised employment agencies (specifically, the “IDMAJ” programme), on labour market insertion in Morocco. To achieve this objective, we employed the double-difference method using data from the High Commission of Planning (HCP) “employment” surveys conducted in 2012 and 2015, as well as the matching method using data from the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training’s 2010 survey. The results of our analysis indicate that placement intermediaries contribute significantly in improving employment rates amongst beneficiaries, while the IDMAJ programme has a positive but statistically weak impact on reducing unemployment. Our study is one among several that evaluate the effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in Morocco, including Chatri et al. (J Labour Mark Res 55:17, 2021), and Saadi, Laamire, and EL Abbassi (Les Cahiers du Plan, (53), 55–67, 2021).
ISSN:0971-7927
0019-5308
DOI:10.1007/s41027-024-00545-x