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, determinan...

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Main Author:	Hou, Xiaohui
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
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
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spelling	okr-10986-33152021-04-23T14:02:08Z Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific? Hou, Xiaohui 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 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. 2012-03-19T18:00:11Z 2012-03-19T18:00:11Z 2011-01-01 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 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5544 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia South Asia South Asia Asia Pakistan
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Hou, Xiaohui Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Hou, Xiaohui
author_facet	Hou, Xiaohui
author_sort	Hou, Xiaohui
title	Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?
title_short	Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?
title_full	Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?
title_fullStr	Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?
title_full_unstemmed	Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?
title_sort	challenges for youth employment in pakistan : are they youth-specific?
publishDate	2012
url	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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Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan : Are They Youth-Specific?

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