Unpacking Youth Unemployment in Latin America

Unpacking Youth Unemployment in Latin America

High youth unemployment rates may be a signal of difficult labor market entry for youth or may reflect high churning. The European and United States literature finds the latter conclusion while the Latin American literature suggests the former. Thi...

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Main Author:	Cunningham, Wendy
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ADOLESCENTS ADULT MALES ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN ADULT WORKERS AGE CATEGORIES AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS APPRENTICESHIP ATTRITION AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYMENT TRENDS FINDING EMPLOYMENT GENDER GAP HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL SECTOR JOB EXPERIENCE JOB SEARCH JOB TRAINING JOB TURNOVER JOBS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE ATTACHMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET TURNOVER LABOR MARKETS LABOR TURNOVER LABOUR LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES MALE YOUTH MODERATE UNEMPLOYMENT MOTIVATION NUMBER OF PEOPLE OLDER ADULTS PERMANENT JOB POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE PRESENTS UNEMPLOYMENT PRIME AGE PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RETIREMENT SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL AGE SECONDARY SCHOOL SEX SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SECURITY TEENAGERS TOTAL LABOR FORCE TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED POOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION UNEMPLOYMENT DURATIONS UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNEMPLOYMENT TRANSITION URBAN AREAS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE SUBSIDIES YOUNG ADULT YOUNG ADULT WOMEN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH LABOR YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH RATES YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES YOUTH VIOLENCE
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_20090824083220 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4218

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