Work Activity Status of Male Youth in India: Role of Social Networks

Ronak Maheshwari () and Brinda Viswanathan ()
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Ronak Maheshwari: Research Scholar (Corresponding Author), Madras School of Economics, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chennai-600 025 (India)
Brinda Viswanathan: Professor, Madras School of Economics, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chennai

Working Papers from Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India

Abstract: The Right to Education Act of 2010 makes education a fundamental right for children aged six to fourteen years. Between 18 and 21 years, the activities of young adults diverge into pursuing further education or entering the labor force, or Not in Educational Employment and Training (NEET). Very few studies analyze the factors involved in these three choices and in particular, how the role of family and non-family networks varies across these activity statuses of youth in India after controlling for other covariates. This study attempts to fill this gap based on an empirical analysis of boys aged 18-21 years from the IHDS data for 2005-06 and 2011-12. The results from the discrete choice multinomial logit model show that, after controlling for socio-economic status, the primary source of household income, and parents’ education, both family and non-family networks increase the odds of enrolling in higher education or training compared to NEET while non-family networks favor workforce participation compared to NEET. The results further highlight that in addition to the number of ties the types of ties have a greater influence on the work-activity-related decisions of the youth.

Keywords: Higher Education; Labor Force Participation; NEET; Social Networks; Youth Labor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J24 J64 N30 P36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2024-01
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