Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?

This 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.

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Main Author:	Hou, Xiaohui
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2011-01-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ADULT MALES, ADULT WOMEN, ADULT WORKERS, CASUAL WORKERS, CHILD LABOR, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, EARNING, EARNINGS PROSPECTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT RATE, FAMILIES, FEMALE, FEMALES, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, GENDER, GIRLS, HEALTH INSURANCE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, JOB MARKET, JOBS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE, LABOR MARKET REFORM, LABOR MARKET REFORMS, LABOR SUPPLY, LABOUR, LABOUR MARKET, MALE COUNTERPARTS, MALE WORKERS, MALE YOUTH, MARITAL STATUS, OCCUPATION, OCCUPATIONS, OLDER WOMEN, PREVIOUS SECTION, PREVIOUS WORK, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, RURAL AREA, RURAL AREAS, SALARIED WORKERS, SCHOOLING, SERVICE SECTOR, SEX, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS, URBAN AREA, URBAN AREAS, WAGES, WORK FORCE, WORKER, WORKING POOR, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH ACTIVITIES, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH LABOR, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, YOUTH WORK, YOUTH WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110124102131 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3315
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