Vulnerable employment of Egyptian, Jordanian, and Tunisian youth: Trends and determinants

Shireen AlAzzawi and Vladimir Hlasny

No wp-2020-166, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Youths in the Middle East and North Africa face the highest unemployment rates in the world. Those who are employed are pushed to accept informal sector jobs that are insecure, unsafe, and lack non-wage benefits. Precarious employment is pervasive among lower socio-economic groups, leading to the perpetuation of misery across generations. Understanding employment outcomes therefore requires a broad focus encompassing the access to decent work, the evolution in this access over time, and the initial conditions.

Keywords: Vulnerable employment; Informality; Youth unemployment; Middle East and North Africa; Regression analysis; Worker vulnerability; Employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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