We examine how education expansions affect the job opportunities for workers with and without the new education. To identify causal effects, we exploit a quasi-random establishment of Universities of Applied Sciences (UASs), bachelor-granting three-year colleges that teach and conduct applied...

Youth unemployment and underemployment are serious concerns in sub-Saharan Africa, especially given the region’s young population. The barriers young people face stem both from skills deficiencies and from weak fundamentals that constrain job creation more generally in the region. Employment...

Chapter 1. The Youth Identity: ‘Whom to Count?’ -- Chapter 2. Contours of Youth Inclusion in Indian Labour Market -- Chapter 3. Unfolding the Conundrum of Youth Unemployment in India -- Chapter 4. Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET): A Challenge for Youth in India -- Chapter 5....

This paper synthesizes the empirical evidence of youth-targeted vocational training interventions on labor market outcomes. Our sample includes over 1,650 effect size estimates from 89 impact evaluations globally. Our analysis yields three main findings. First, vocational training has an...