Fares, JeanMontenegro, Claudio E.Orazem, Peter F.2012-06-222012-06-222006-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8854This 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADULT MALEADULT MENAGE GROUPAGE GROUPSAGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENTAVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENTBUSINESS CYCLEBUSINESS CYCLESCHILD CAREDEVELOPING COUNTRIESEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL LEVELELDERLYEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT INCREASEEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTSEMPLOYMENT TRENDSFAMILIESFAMILY LABORFAMILY SUPPORTFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFINDING WORKHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISEHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WORKHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESINCOME SUPPORTINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORJOB EXPERIENCEJOB SEARCHJOBLESS RATEJOBSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET CONDITIONSLABOR MARKET DEMANDLABOR MARKET INDICATORLABOR MARKET INDICATORSLABOR MARKET NEEDSLABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKET SUCCESSLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLOW UNEMPLOYMENTLOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATEMALEMALE LABOR FORCEMALE YOUTHMIGRATIONOLDER MENOLDER WOMENOLDER WORKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIESPROGRESSRESPECTRURAL AREASRURAL LABORRURAL LABOR MARKETSRURAL RESIDENTSRURAL YOUTHSCHOOL AGESCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSTATE UNIVERSITYTEENSUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED POPULATIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMSUNEMPLOYMENT RATEURBAN AREASURBAN YOUTHURBAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENTWORK ACTIVITIESWORKING-AGE POPULATIONYOUNG FEMALESYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG MALEYOUNG MALESYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENYOUTHYOUTH ACTIVITIESYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH EMPLOYMENTYOUTH GROUPYOUTH LABORYOUTH POPULATIONYOUTH RATESYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4071