We study the effect of a job training program for low income youth in Cordoba, Argentina. The program included life … public lottery. We rely on administrative data on formal employment, employment spells and earnings, to establish the effects … gains of about 8 percentage points in formal employment in the short term (about 32% higher than the control group …

In recent years the issue of youth unemployment has been identified as one of the most pressing for young people, who … a complementary and systemic approach to education and youth policies. Youth policy, as a socioeconomic field of EU …", including issues such as non-formal and informal learning and youth work outside of schooling systems. Thus the EU policy in …

Active labour market policy (ALMP) is widely used in European countries to reduce youth unemployment and help young … people in their transition from school into apprenticeships and employment. Spending on ALMP for young people varies … novel data, this thesis argues that spending on youth ALMP is influenced by other factors than ALMP for older people …

and occupation determine the probability of youth to be out of the labour market in six Sub-Saharan Africa countries. We … Malawi and Uganda, while the major challenges with getting the youth onto the labour market are still in Liberia even after …