imprecise. In sum, reductions in cohort size are associated with moderate improvements in employment outcomes for youth in …

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 …

youth in Sierra Leone successfully provided temporary employment to youth characterized by low educational attainment. Cash …

school and work and between employment sectors to better understand the dynamics of youth employment, including where youth …

the enrollment status of youth ages 15 to 25. The findings suggest that negative income shocks significantly increase the … three countries, the analysis finds evidence that youth who drop out due to a household income shock have worse employment … outcomes than similar youth who exit school without a household income shock. Differences in labor markets and safety net …

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 …

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

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 …