Challenges for Youth Employment in Pakistan: Are They Youth-Specific?

Xiaohui Hou
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Xiaohui Hou: World Bank Institute, Washington, DC

The Pakistan Development Review, 2010, vol. 49, issue 3, pages 193–212

Abstract: This paper analyses the patterns of and the challenges for youth employment in Pakistan, and examines whether these challenges are youth-specific. Using the 2005-2006 labour Force Survey (LFS), the analysis includes determinants of unemployment, determinants of working in the formal sector, rate of return on education, and determinants of working hours. The paper finds that many of the challenges to youth employment in Pakistan are not youth-specific. Policies should thus emphasise broader labour market reforms, even in the context of tackling youth employment issues. Still, some challenges are youth-specific, such as a higher youth unemployment rate and insufficient returns to better-educated youth. To address these challenges, more youth-specific interventions are needed.

Keywords: Youth Employment; Labour Market; Poverty; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 D01 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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