of labor market outcomes for youth, and (2) explain the contributions of supply and demand factors to youth outcomes. The … paper shows that youth face various difficulties in transitioning to work. This is reflected in their relatively higher … unemployment rate, higher incidence of low paying or unpaid work, and a large share of youth who are neither working nor in school …

question of gender and youth deprivation in the context of the Moroccan labor market. They find that the reference group (the …

Crime rates in Papua New Guinea's capital city of Port Moresby are among the highest in the world. Few youth work, and … Urban Youth Employment Project. The project offers out-of-school and out-of-work youth two months of public works employment … completion. The control group consists of observably similar youth living in areas not served by the program. Project …

of this tax cut was to lower youth unemployment. The question of how gains from payroll taxes are distributed between …

The youth unemployment rate is exceptionally high in developing countries. Because the quality of education is arguably … one of the most important determinants of youth's labor force participation, governments worldwide have responded by … skills training and employment placement services for more than 40,000 Nepalese youth over a three-year period, including a …

The effectiveness of a demand-driven vocational-training program for disadvantaged youth in Ulaanbaatar, the capital …

This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial training for Malawian youth …

Youth in many low-income countries are entering the labor force in unprecedented numbers, yet many struggle to secure … rewarding livelihoods. This paper outlines the economic development challenges that constrain youth's transition into employment … time for a fundamental reassessment of approaches for addressing youth employment and the youth transition in low …