Of great importance to the future World economy is the future labor force of Asia, as Asia is by far the most populous region in the World. Expected future levels of education, very young and youth population, youth employment and unemployment, dependency rates, human capital per capita, and the...

This paper estimates the effect that changes in the size of the youth population have on the wages of young workers. Assuming that differently aged workers are only imperfectly substitutable, economic theory predicts that individuals in larger age groups earn lower wages. We test this hypothesis...

Work as a key transition to adulthood in the life of youth has strong implications for the labour market, poor households, and for the youth in shaping their adult lives. (...) The paper examines various dimensions of work including the type of work, decisions surrounding work, intentions to...