Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Pakistan

Shoaib Imtiaz, Arshad Ali, Zeeshan Khan, Mohib Ullah, Muhammad Khan and Julija Jacquemod
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Shoaib Imtiaz: Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Business Management and Administrative Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur,
Arshad Ali: Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Zeeshan Khan: Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Malaysia
Mohib Ullah: Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Khan: Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Julija Jacquemod: Department of Business, RISEBA University, Latvia

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2020, vol. 10, issue 5, 171-177

Abstract: Unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, is a big issue that countries are facing globally. It has been a major concern for many countries like Pakistan. In this research, we develop an empirical study on investigating the determinants affecting youth unemployment in Pakistan. This study observes the youth unemployment and the variety of determinants that were identified as political instability, lack of investment, backwardness of agriculture sector, and overpopulation. This study discussed that young people aged (15-24) have been largely affected by the existing recession. This is for the reason that the present youth group is quite big, the longer-term viewpoint for youth unemployment is relatively great and there is a sturdy case for policymakers currently to tackle these problems that the present group is having in finding access to work. It also discusses the need for sufficient employment environment, policy examining, and assessment of the reasons to assist in providing more advanced jobs for youth. The results show that political instability, lack of investment, backwardness of agriculture sector, and overpopulation significantly affect youth unemployment.

Keywords: Political instability; lack of investment; backwardness of agriculture sector; overpopulation; youth unemployment; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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