How are Youth Faring in the Labor Market? Evidence from Around the World

Fares, Jean; Montenegro, Claudio E.; Orazem, Peter F.

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4071

How are Youth Faring in the Labor Market? Evidence from Around the World

collection.link.5	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9
collection.name.5	Policy Research Working Papers
dc.contributor.author	Fares, Jean
dc.contributor.author	Montenegro, Claudio E.
dc.contributor.author	Orazem, Peter F.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-22T20:08:05Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-22T20:08:05Z
dc.date.issued	2006-11
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:41Z
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7212543/youth-faring-labor-market-evidence-around-world
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8854
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4071
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ADULT MALE
dc.subject	ADULT MEN
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subject	BUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subject	CHILD CARE
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT INCREASE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY LABOR
dc.subject	FAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subject	FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	FINDING WORK
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD WORK
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INCOME SUPPORT
dc.subject	INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	JOB EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	JOB SEARCH
dc.subject	JOBLESS RATE
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET DEMAND
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INDICATOR
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET NEEDS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET SUCCESS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LOW UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	MALE
dc.subject	MALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	MALE YOUTH
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	OLDER MEN
dc.subject	OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject	OLDER WORKERS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL LABOR
dc.subject	RURAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	RURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subject	RURAL YOUTH
dc.subject	SCHOOL AGE
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	STATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subject	TEENS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED POPULATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN YOUTH
dc.subject	URBAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	WORK ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	WORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUNG FEMALES
dc.subject	YOUNG GIRLS
dc.subject	YOUNG MALE
dc.subject	YOUNG MALES
dc.subject	YOUNG MEN
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.subject	YOUTH ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH GROUP
dc.subject	YOUTH LABOR
dc.subject	YOUTH POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUTH RATES
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.title	How are Youth Faring in the Labor Market? Evidence from Around the World	en
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Jobs
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7212543/youth-faring-labor-market-evidence-around-world
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4071
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000016406_20061120121219
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	7212543
okr.identifier.report	WPS4071
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Adolescent Health
okr.topic	Governance :: Youth and Governance
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Social Development :: Children and Youth
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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