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Caractéristiques et déterminants du chômage des jeunes au Cameroun: le rôle prépondérant du diplôme et du sexe

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type="main" xml:lang="en"> In Cameroon, the stylized facts on unemployment reveal a paradox. The schooling level does not preserve youth from unemployment that affects more women than men on the labor market. Thus, the objective of this article is to analyze determinants of youth unemployment. To using a micro-data from the second survey on employment and informal sector, this study goes beyond the simple logistic analysis by adopting Blinder and Oaxaca's decomposition method to analyze the gender gap and the diploma gap in the likelihood of youth unemployment. The results show in particular the crucial role of education, female and residential environment in explaining youth unemployment in Cameroon. However, the analysis invalidates the hiring discrimination hypothesis of gender when productivity differences between graduates and non-graduates, advantages tied to the degree and disadvantages associated with non-degree explain unemployment disparities between these two groups. These key findings lead to some policy recommendations for promoting youth employment in this context.

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  • Issofou Njifen, 2015. "Caractéristiques et déterminants du chômage des jeunes au Cameroun: le rôle prépondérant du diplôme et du sexe," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 27(4), pages 443-455, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:afrdev:v:27:y:2015:i:4:p:443-455
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    1. Jean Patrick Mfoulou Olugu, 2018. "Etalement urbain, comportement de mobilité et fonctionnement de l'offre de transport à Yaoundé," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 30(3), pages 304-315, September.
    2. Koffi Kpognon & Henri Atangana Ondoa & Mamadou Bah & Marie Fanny Messe, 2020. "Ouverture commerciale, institutions du marché du travail et emploi des jeunes en Afrique," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(S1), pages 91-105, November.
    3. Koami M. Midagbodji & Aklesso Y. G. Egbendewe, 2020. "L'accès des jeunes au marché du travail au Togo et au bénin: Une évidence paramétrique et semi‐paramétrique," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(S1), pages 54-67, November.
    4. Gaston Brice Nkoumou Ngoa & Roger Tsafack Nanfosso & Benjamin Fomba Kamga, 2021. "Le recours des professionnels de santé à la pluriactivité dans un pays en développement: Le cas des métropoles du Cameroun," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 33(2), pages 249-262, June.

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