Hou, Xiaohui2012-03-192012-03-192011-01-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3315This paper analyzes the patterns of and the challenges for youth employment in Pakistan and examines whether these challenges are youth-specific. Using the 2005/2006 Labor Force Survey, the analysis includes determinants of unemployment, determinants of working in the formal sector, rate of return on education, and determinants of working hours. The paper finds that many of the challenges to youth employment in Pakistan are not youth-specific. Policies should thus emphasize broader labor market reforms, even in the context of tackling youth employment issues. Still, some challenges are youth-specific, such as a higher youth unemployment rate and insufficient returns to better-educated youth. To address these challenges, more youth-specific interventions are needed.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESADULT MALESADULT WOMENADULT WORKERSCASUAL WORKERSCHILD LABORDISADVANTAGED GROUPSEARNINGEARNINGS PROSPECTSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENT INFORMATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT STATUSENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATEFAMILIESFEMALEFEMALESFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSGENDERGIRLSHEALTH INSURANCEHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINFORMAL SECTORINFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSJOB MARKETJOBSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCELABOR MARKET REFORMLABOR MARKET REFORMSLABOR SUPPLYLABOURLABOUR MARKETMALE COUNTERPARTSMALE WORKERSMALE YOUTHMARITAL STATUSOCCUPATIONOCCUPATIONSOLDER WOMENPREVIOUS SECTIONPREVIOUS WORKPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONRURAL AREARURAL AREASSALARIED WORKERSSCHOOLINGSERVICE SECTORSEXUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENTUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSURBAN AREAURBAN AREASWAGESWORK FORCEWORKERWORKING POORYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENYOUTH ACTIVITIESYOUTH EMPLOYMENTYOUTH LABORYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEYOUTH WORKYOUTH WORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5544