How Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market? Evidence From Around The World

This paper uses a new standardized micro database for a large set of developing countries to (1) describe the patterns of labor market outcomes for youth, and (2) explain the contributions of supply and demand factors to youth outcomes. The paper shows that youth face various difficulties in transit...

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Main Authors:	Fares, Jean, Montenegro, Claudio E., Orazem, Peter F.
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2007
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9128

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spelling	okr-10986-91282021-04-23T14:02:44Z How Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market? Evidence From Around The World Fares, Jean Montenegro, Claudio E. Orazem, Peter F. World Development Report 2007 This paper uses a new standardized micro database for a large set of developing countries to (1) describe the patterns of labor market outcomes for youth, and (2) explain the contributions of supply and demand factors to youth outcomes. The paper shows that youth face various difficulties in transitioning to work. This is reflected in their relatively higher unemployment rate, higher incidence of low paying or unpaid work, and a large share of youth who are neither working nor in school. This is especially true for young girls who are found outside the labor market, some engaged in home production. Finally, the paper also finds that cross-country estimates show that changes in the youth relative cohort size is unlikely to have a large effect on how youth are faring in the labor market. 2012-06-26T15:38:55Z 2012-06-26T15:38:55Z 2007 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9128 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Europe and Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean
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description	This paper uses a new standardized micro database for a large set of developing countries to (1) describe the patterns of labor market outcomes for youth, and (2) explain the contributions of supply and demand factors to youth outcomes. The paper shows that youth face various difficulties in transitioning to work. This is reflected in their relatively higher unemployment rate, higher incidence of low paying or unpaid work, and a large share of youth who are neither working nor in school. This is especially true for young girls who are found outside the labor market, some engaged in home production. Finally, the paper also finds that cross-country estimates show that changes in the youth relative cohort size is unlikely to have a large effect on how youth are faring in the labor market.
author	Fares, Jean Montenegro, Claudio E. Orazem, Peter F.
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title	How Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market? Evidence From Around The World
title_short	How Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market? Evidence From Around The World
title_full	How Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market? Evidence From Around The World
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How Are Youth Faring In The Labor Market? Evidence From Around The World

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