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imprecise. In sum, reductions in cohort size are associated with moderate improvements in employment outcomes for youth in … correlated with subsequent employment outcomes for workers at different ages. The results depend on countries' level of …
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In Latin America, labor markets have been the main channel through which growth has reduced poverty, with higher labor income accounting for 49 percent of the reduction in poverty in 2008?13. Understanding labor markets is critical to designing policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty....
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not experienced growth in employment, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in transitional economies and labeled as jobless …
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subnational 2013 gross domestic product for 47 counties in Kenya and 30 districts in Rwanda. Estimating subnational gross domestic …. For Kenya, the results of the analysis affirm that Nairobi County is the largest contributor to national gross domestic … official statistics in Kenya and Rwanda, it is important to estimate subnational gross domestic product using standard …
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three countries, the analysis finds evidence that youth who drop out due to a household income shock have worse employment … the enrollment status of youth ages 15 to 25. The findings suggest that negative income shocks significantly increase the … outcomes than similar youth who exit school without a household income shock. Differences in labor markets and safety net …
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employed women work in vulnerable employment. In addition, youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are double those of … barriers that youth face in accessing employment in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the ways in which young women's employment is … research questions for the future. The objective is to develop a gender-informed policy and research agenda on youth employment …
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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 …
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youth in Sierra Leone successfully provided temporary employment to youth characterized by low educational attainment. Cash …
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school and work and between employment sectors to better understand the dynamics of youth employment, including where youth … go upon leaving school, how long they spend in each state, and where they go upon leaving various employment states. The … the formal sector, and that entry to self-employment is not subject to income constraints …
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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 … designing strategies, policies, and programs to meet the entry-into-employment challenge for youth, the starting point is to …
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