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Analysis of Gender Equality in Youth Employment in Africa

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This paper empirically studies the key drivers of gender equality in youth employment over the period, 1991 and 2011. Using the pooled OLS method with year, sub†regional, and oil fixed†effects, our results suggest that for Africa as a whole and Sub†Saharan Africa (SSA), quadratic levels of real per capita GDP, gender equality in primary education, trade openness, FDI inflows, political globalization, economic growth, urbanization, female population, and being a net oil†exporting country are significantly positively associated with gender equality in youth employment. The level of real GDP per capita, equality in secondary education, gross domestic investment, access to telephone, youth unemployment, and Muslim faith tend to lower it. Government consumption expenditure also lowers it in SSA. However, North Africa is different: the level of real GDP per capita, gender equality in secondary education, and government consumption expenditure tend to increase gender equality in youth employment, while being an oil†exporting country and youth unemployment tend to lower it.

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  • John C. Anyanwu, 2016. "Analysis of Gender Equality in Youth Employment in Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 28(4), pages 397-415, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:afrdev:v:28:y:2016:i:4:p:397-415
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12220
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