Young Adults and Labor Markets in Africa
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- Oriana Bandiera & Ahmed Elsayed & Andrea Smurra & Céline Zipfel, 2022. "Young Adults and Labor Markets in Africa," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 36(1), pages 81-100, Winter.
- Bandiera, Oriana & Elsayed, Ahmed & Smurra, Andrea & Zipfel, Céline, 2022. "Young adults and labor markets in Africa," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 113891, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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Keywords
young adults; employment; salaried jobs; Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LMA-2022-02-28 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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