The school-to-work transition in developing countries

B Nilsson - The Journal of Development Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Youth bulges in developing countries may carry both a potential for growth via demographic
dividends, and ticking political time bombs, depending on the success of authorities in …

Africa's “youth employment” crisis is actually a “missing jobs” crisis

J Sumberg, L Fox, J Flynn, P Mader… - Development Policy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Motivation The Sustainable Development Goals target decent work for all, including
youth, by 2030. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), however, a “youth employment crisis” is now …

The youth unemployment challenge in Africa: What are the drivers?

W Baah-Boateng - The Economic and Labour Relations …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Youth unemployment remains a major political and socioeconomic challenge in Africa
despite the recent strong growth performance of many African countries. The study …

Youth unemployment and vocational training

C Biavaschi, W Eichhorst, C Giulietti, MJ Kendzia… - 2012 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in
developed countries and the developing world, with a special emphasis on the role of …

Youth unemployment and vocational training

KF Zimmermann, C Biavaschi… - … and Trends® in …, 2013 - nowpublishers.com
This paper focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in
developed countries and the developing world, with a particular emphasis on the role of …

[PDF][PDF] Is education the solution to decent work for youth in developing economies

T Sparreboom, A Staneva - Work4Youth Publication Series, 2014 - researchgate.net
Youth is a crucial time of life when young people start realizing their aspirations, assuming
their economic independence and finding their place in society. The global jobs crisis has …

Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Taking stock of the evidence and knowledge gaps

G Betcherman, T Khan - 2015 - idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org
The labour market structure along with challenges for youth employment varies across sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA). In low-income, agrarian economies employment in low-productivity …

Unemployment in Africa: how appropriate is the global definition and measurement for policy purpose

W Baah-Boateng - International Journal of Manpower, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to establish the concept of unemployment defined by
the International Labour Organisation appears to be too narrow within the context of many …

Secondary vocational education and decent work in Indonesia: differences between urban and rural areas

S Choi, H Li, K Ogawa, Y Tanaka - International Journal of Training …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Indonesia has prioritized upper secondary vocational education since 2006. This study
examines the labour market outcomes of upper secondary vocational education in terms of …

Jobs for Africa's expanding youth cohort: a stocktaking of employment prospects and policy interventions

G Betcherman, T Khan - IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2018 - Springer
Youth unemployment and underemployment are serious concerns in sub-Saharan Africa,
especially given the region's young population. The barriers young people face stem both …