Labor markets
Three main actors interact in labor markets: workers, employers, and the state.
MIDE Development has experience in the design, implementation support, and evaluation of various policies (e.g., job training, employment intermediation services, skills certification, wage subsidies) aimed at improving workers’ employability and firms’ productivity.
Our work in
labor markets
Job training
We have extensive experience designing and evaluating job training programs in both traditional and innovative modalities (e.g., virtual, hybrid, dual learning). We assess their alignment with market demand, relevance of their content, and impact on employment outcomes.
Other active policies
We have worked on the analysis, monitoring, and evaluation of various active labor market policies, including public employment services, job placement programs, employment subsidies, and support for youth and women’s job placement. Our work enables us to identify bottlenecks, measure results, and identify good practices for scaling up.
Labor Market Information Systems (LMIS)
We support governments and institutions in strengthening their LMIS, which are essential for evidence-based decision-making. We conduct institutional diagnoses, functionality assessments, and redesign proposals that integrate data on labor demand, educational trajectories, and employability.
Analysis of working conditions
We conduct studies and analyses on labor market conditions, with an emphasis on female labor force participation, informality, youth labor market integration, and migration dynamics. These analyses help identify structural gaps and guide more inclusive and effective public policies.
Examples of recent
projects in labor markets
Labor markets
Training programs
Clients: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Countries: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico and Peru.
We work with the IDB on impact evaluations of various training programs, assessing their effects on employment, education, and well-being outcomes.
Labor markets
Assessment of female labor participation
Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Country: Belize
We worked with the IDB on a diagnostic assessment of the factors affecting female labor force participation in Belize, identifying barriers such as limited childcare, occupational segregation, and training gaps, in order to guide policies that promote inclusion and equitable access to employment.
