long hours and cannot make ends meet while the violation of basic human rights is not uncommon. Again, youth unemployment …, in many African countries, unemployment rates are low and growth is seldom jobless. Regrettably, most of the poor work …

Economic growth and unemployment exhibit an ambiguous relationship – according to empirical studies. This ambiguity can …, unemployment may be absorbed by underground firms, which adopt backward technology, at the cost of reduced economic growth …. Alternatively, unemployment diminishes because productivity grows by employing workers who prefer to become skilled, and thus not to …

A matching model will explain both unemployment and economic growth by considering the underground sector. Three … between underground employment and unemployment, and (iii) between growth and unemployment. Key assumptions are that … education. The conclusions are that the least able entrepreneurs set up underground firms, employ unskilled labour, and do not …

The CFL (On-the-job Training) programme was introduced in Italy in 1985 with the aim of reducing youth unemployment … subsidies and to the softening of the rigid employment code. The overall effect of the programme on youth employment was however …

This paper analyzes the relationship between unemployment and rape in a panel of European regions. In particular, this … level of unemployment as an indicator of ‘social inactivity’, so that a negative relationship between violent crime and … unemployment is predicted. Results show that rape and unemployment are positively associated so not confirming the opportunity …

on the contribution of youth to national product. India at present suffers from remarkably high educated unemployment and … questions are also raised about the employability of the youth because of their inadequate education, training, and market ready … skill. Huge youth unemployment, especially educated unemployment is the surest way to social tension, unrest, and unlawful …

current efforts being undertaken to reduce unemployment and improve the deteriorating labor market situation so as to …

apprenticeship system seems to dampen the volatility of youth unemployment. …The benefits of dual apprenticeship programs are usually discussed in the context of reducing structural unemployment …

studies on entrepreneurship do not offer a neat picture of the actual contribution of education to entrepreneurial human … taking the relevant risky decisions. Discovery and exploitation are separate but interlinked features of entrepreneurship … nature of entrepreneurial talent and the specific role of education in entrepreneurial selection and performance. Empirical …

The returns to entrepreneurship are monetary and non-monetary. We offer new evidence on these returns using a large … or high education. Our within-twin analysis of non-monetary returns shows that entrepreneurs with low education work …