Kosovo - Youth in Jeopardy : Being Young, Unemployed, and Poor in Kosovo

The main objective of the report is to provide diagnosis on youth employment, which can provide the basis for future policy design. The report is structured as follows: the chapter one provides a general background of macroeconomic and employment outcomes in Kosovo. The chapter then explains the framework, scope, and limitations of this study (Why youth? Why youth in jeopardy?). Chapter two develops a youth employment profile using data from the 2003-2006 labor force surveys and the 2006 household budget survey; analysis includes a profile of youth in jeopardy in Kosovo, employment trends, and assessment of youth employment quality and constraints. Chapter three provides an overview of the current youth programs and policies being implemented in the territory in the context of the Kosovo Youth National Action Plan (KYNAP).

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2008-09
Subjects:ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, ADULT WORKERS, ADULTHOOD, AGE GROUP, AGE GROUPS, AVERAGE PENSION, AVERAGE WAGES, BENEFICIARY, BIRTHS, BRAIN DRAIN, CALCULATION, CALCULATIONS, CONSULTING FIRMS, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTIONS, CREATING JOBS, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DECENT WORKING CONDITIONS, DEPRECIATION, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISADVANTAGED WORKERS, DRIVERS, EAST EUROPE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS, EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, EMPLOYMENT POLICIES, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBER, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE WORKERS, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FINANCIAL DISTRESS, FIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS, FULL EMPLOYMENT, GIRLS, GROSS WAGE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, HIGH WAGE, HUMAN CAPITAL, IN-SERVICE TRAINING, INCOME, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM, INCOMES, INFLATION, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB COUNSELING, JOB CREATION, JOB SEARCH, JOBS, LABOR COSTS, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR LAW, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS, LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE, LABOR MARKET INDICATORS, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKET POLICY, LABOR MARKET PROBLEMS, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LABOR MARKET SITUATION, LABOR MARKET TRAINING, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR POLICIES, LABOR POLICY, LABOR STANDARDS, LABOR SUPPLY, LABOUR, LACK OF EXPERIENCE, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, LIFELONG LEARNING, LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, LONGTERM UNEMPLOYMENT, LOW EARNINGS, LOW EMPLOYMENT, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MALE WORKERS, MALE YOUTH, MASSIVE LAYOFFS, MATERNITY LEAVE, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MIDDLE EAST, MINIMUM WAGE, MOTIVATION, NEEDS OF YOUTH, NEW JOBS, NORTH AFRICA, PAYROLL TAXES, PENSIONS, PERFORMANCE MONITORING, PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY RATES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY LEVEL, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROBABILITY, PROCESS EVALUATIONS, PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, QUESTIONNAIRE, RATES OF RETURN, RESPONSIBILITIES, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT AGE, RISING UNEMPLOYMENT, RURAL YOUTH, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SECOND JOB, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SENIOR, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, SICK LEAVE, SMALL BUSINESS, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL WELFARE, STABLE JOB, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, TEMPORARY JOBS, TEMPORARY WORK, TEMPORARY WORKERS, TERM CONTRACTS, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING POLICY, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SYSTEM, TYPE OF WORK, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, UNEMPLOYED POPULATION, UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION, UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNEMPLOYMENT REGISTER, UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN YOUTH, VALUABLE, VIOLENCE, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE PREMIUM, WAGE PREMIUMS, WAGE SUBSIDIES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKER, WORKERS, WORKING AGE, WORKING AGE POPULATION, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKING LIFE, YOUNG ADULT, YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG FEMALES, YOUNG MALE, YOUNG MALES, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE SCHOOL, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNG WORKERS, YOUNGER WORKERS, YOUTH CULTURE, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH LABOR, YOUTH PARTICIPATION, YOUTH POLICY, YOUTH POPULATION, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, YOUTH WAGES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9919870/kosovo-youth-jeopardy-being-young-unemployed-poor-kosovo-report-youth-employment-kosovo
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7895
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