Development Interventions and Migration Decisions: Assessing Direct Effects and Spillovers

We are evaluating a youth employment intervention by the International Organization for Migration (the IOM) through a randomized-controlled trial. The IOM Youth Training Program aims to improve the economic self-sufficiency of young entrepreneurs/early start-ups in the Gambia. Through the evaluation, we hope to gain a better understanding of how such interventions affect migration decision-making among program participants and their social contacts.