Demographic Transition and Youth Employment in Pakistan

Supported employment outcomes for transition age youth and young adults.

TOPIC Supported Employment (SE) can help transition age youth and young adults to obtain employment and develop meaningful careers and financial security. PURPOSE The purpose of this analysis is to examine the role of SE in achieving employment outcomes for youth (ages 18-24) and young adults (ages 25-30), compared to outcomes for older adults. Given the importance of employment to the qualit...

Education , Employment and Earnings in Pakistan

Gender gaps in educational access, schooling quality and labour market outcomes are pervasive in Pakistan. This brief discusses the findings of three recent studies in Pakistan that highlight the role of education in improving individual productivity, increasing earnings, bringing people out of poverty and providing a pathway to gender equality in the labour market. The papers note the policy i...

Education, Employment and Economic Development in Pakistan

The ‘new growth theory’ has been highly influential in explaining the differences in the economic performance of developing countries. Economic backwardness is highly linked to low labor efficiency and training, deficient supplies of entrepreneurship and slow growth in knowledge. The countries that have surged ahead, on the other hand, are characterized by high level of human capital accumulati...

Youth Employment in Developing Countries

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Promoting Youth Employment