Overview: Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

By D. Filmer, Louise Fox, K. Brooks, A. Goyal, T. Mengistae, Patrick Premand, D. Ringold, Siddharth Sharma, S. Zorya. 2014

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Information Systems, Safety Research

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Generating Employment in Poor and Fragile States: Evidence from Labor Market and Entrepreneurship Programs (2015, background): “Filmer et al. (2014) discuss how these forces and policies may affect employment prospects for youth in Africa.”
The Effect of Land Access on Youth Employment and Migration Decisions: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia (2018, unknown): “…please contact journals.permissions@oup.com 1 We adopt the World Bank definition of youth, that is, individuals between the age of 15 and 34 (Filmer et al. 2014). et al. 2014; Sheahan and Barrett 2014; Ali and Deininger 2015), labor-saving technologies may substitute for youth farm labor…”
Africa’s Evolving Employment Trends (2018, methodology): “…the agri-food system, which is envisioned to be a major vehicle for economic transformation in the region given its rapid population growth, rising income growth, urbanisation, and dietary transformations reportedly underway in Africa (Filmer & Fox, 2014; Tschirley et al., 2015; World Bank, 2017).”
The Impact of Violence on Individual Risk Preferences: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (2015, background): “Both of these actions can be seen through the lens of risk tolerance: for an unemployed or underemployed young adult residing in a rural area, operating one’s one business and migrating are two high risk but potentially profitable strategies for improving one’s long-term income prospects (Filmer and”
The Future Challenges of Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Analysis of Trends and Solutions (2019, background): “Given the rising number of young people in low- and middle-income countries, employment opportunities must be generated both in urban and rural areas where small-scale, non-farm enterprises can create employment if legal and financial constraints are addressed [31].”
Fostering Graduate Employability: Rethinking Tanzania’s University Practices (2021, background): “However, in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, and Tanzania in particular, where economic performance is not creating employment opportunities quickly enough for youth and graduates (Filmer & Fox, 2014; Fine et al., 2012; Page & Shimeles, 2015), the role of universities has received less attention.”
African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons (2019, background): “The United Nations define youth as individuals in age group ranging from 15 to 24 years [3].”