examines the skill-enhancing effects of several youth programs and demonstrations, with an emphasis on how well these efforts …

in Sub-Saharan Africa were policies have too often prescribed it as the panacea to addressing youth unemployment. On the … one hand, it seems logical means of addressing youth unemployment and on the other hand, vocationalization has never … proven to be a straightforward solution or remedy to youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has not been able to …

-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to quickly acquire qualifications and skills that can lead to productive …

Introduction: Macroeconomic trends. Poverty profile -- Overview of youth employment and training: Introduction. Youth … involvement in the labor market. Youth unemployment and joblessness. Determinants of youth employment outcomes. Incidence of … training. Human capital levels and youth labor market outcomes. Summary of recommendations -- Children's work and schooling …

constructed around expressive arts. Using a randomized assignment of favela youth into program and control groups, we look at the …