Assessing the Economic Returns to Investing in Youth in Developing Countries

This paper explores the economic case for investments in youth in developing countries. The current cohort of youth is the largest cohort ever. The economic, social, and demographic context of their lives has undergone enormous change, thus requiri...

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Main Authors:	Knowles, James C., Behrman, Jere R.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADOLESCENTS ALCOHOL ALCOHOL ABUSE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS BENEFIT ANALYSIS CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COST EFFECTIVENESS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES COUNTRY CONTEXT CRIME DATA SETS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DRUG USE ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FOOD CONSUMPTION GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH RISKS HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT HIV INFECTION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPROVED HEALTH INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INFANTS INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERVENTION LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MALARIA MALNUTRITION MARGINAL COST MENTAL HEALTH MICRONUTRIENTS MORTALITY NATIONAL RESEARCH NUTRITION OVERWEIGHT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY POLICY CHOICES POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY OPTIONS POPULATION DYNAMICS POPULATION STUDIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCY PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC RESOURCES QUALITY OF LIFE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE CONSERVATION SAVINGS SEX SEXUAL ABUSE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL EXCLUSION SUBSTANCE USE TEEN PREGNANCIES TEENAGE PREGNANCIES TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADEOFFS UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH HEALTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS ABSOLUTE POVERTY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/3548766/assessing-economic-returns-investing-youth-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13763

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Assessing the Economic Returns to Investing in Youth in Developing Countries

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