Youth unemployment in Uganda increased from 12.7% in 2012/13 to 13.3 in 2016/17, despite a decline in the overall … national unemployment rate from 11.1% to 9.2%. This poses serious development challenges, particularly to the ongoing efforts …, residence, and age determine youth unemployment in Uganda. Using recent data from the Uganda National Household Survey 2016 …

paper examines the effect of labor-market institutions on the fluctuations of age-specific unemployment rates based on panel …The way age-specific unemployment rates fluctuate over the business cycle differs significantly across countries. This …

This paper provides robust estimates of the impact of both product and labor market regulations on unemployment using … set of covariates, results show that product market deregulation overall reduces the unemployment rate. This finding is … effect: deregulation of state controls and in particular involvement in business operations tend to push up the unemployment …

unemployment insurance: a large informal sector, weak administrative capacity, and large political risk. It argues that these … countries should tailor an OECD-style unemployment insurance program to their circumstances, among others by relying on self …-insurance (via unemployment insurance savings accounts), complemented by solidarity funding, as a key source of financing; by …

high unemployment, prevalence of skills mismatches, low labor market mobility, and lack of formal employment networks …

Background: Although unemployment rates are at historical lows, there is still a persistent gap between unemployment …. Conclusions: Lowering the disproportionate rate at which black men are incarcerated will not in itself eliminate the unemployment …

higher flexibility at the onset of the crisis contributed to a reduction in the unemployment rates after the crisis, while a …

that it can be an effective policy for combating unemployment, particularly during recessions. …