Search Results - subject_exact:"Youth"

The role of youth agripreneurs in agricultural innovation systems

Mburu, Mercy; Lemma, Samson Eshetu; Gitika, Peter; … - 2026

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Youth well-being in twenty countries from both CATI and CAWI surveys

Blanchflower, David G. - 2026

I examine wellbeing and age in twenty advanced countries. Thirteen are from Northern Europe - Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, plus the five other major English-speaking countries Australia, Canada, New...

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Gender, youth, and growth : unpacking the productivity-transformation nexus in Rwanda

Aragie, Emerta; Escalante, Luis E.; Thurlow, James; … - 2026

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Where the rubber meets the road : examining efficiency and equity in designing summer youth employment programs

Modestino, Alicia; Marks, Mindy; Hoover, Hanna; Pandit, … - 2025

Summer Youth Employment Programs are known to have significant impacts on youth outcomes based on lotteries from oversubscribed programs. But most cities cannot use a lottery design due to heterogeneity across youth and jobs. How can programs achieve efficiency and equity under alternative...

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Does household welfare change with finance access? : the case of women and the youth in The Gambia

Manja, Laston Petro; Badjie, Isatou A. - 2025

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Behaviorally-informed policies to reduce materialism among youth in Egypt : experimental evidence

Khalil, Sidrah; Mansour, Sarah; Biltagy, Marwa Shibl - 2025

Materialism, characterized by prioritizing material possessions over intrinsic values, has been shown to negatively impact well-being, social behavior, and economic activities. However, limited research addresses interventions to reduce materialism in non-WEIRD societies, particularly in the...

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What drives youth to shop for local fashion online? : extending the planned behavior theory and ethnocentrism

Kartikasari, Dwi; Zuliarni, Sri; Hati, Shinta Wahyu; … - 2025

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Do non-cognitive skills produce heterogeneous returns across different wage levels amongst youth entering the workforce? : a quantile mixed model approach

Avanesian, Garen - 2025

This study estimates the labor market returns to non-cognitive skills among the youth under 30 years old during the early career stage. Using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE) for 2016 and 2019, it examines the effects of the Big Five personality traits (openness,...

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Do non-cognitive skills produce heterogeneous returns across different wage levels amongst youth entering the workforce? A quantile mixed model approach

Avanesian, Garen - 2025

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The consumer socialization process : how social media affects youth luxury consumption

Park, Juha; Chun, Jaehoon - 2025

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Breaking down wage inequalities : a youth and gender perspective in agrifood systems using decomposition

De la O Campos, Ana Paula; Kemp, Katherine; Benali, Marwan - 2025

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Public expenditure on agriculture, youth out-migration, and engagement in agriculture? : evidence from Nigeria

Reda, Mulubrhan Amare; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Abay, Kibrom A. - 2025

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Polycrisis in agrifood systems : climate-conflict interactions and labor dynamics for women and youth in 21 African countries

Stojetz, Wolfgang; Azzarri, Carlo; Mane, Erdgin; … - 2025

This paper provides evidence on the impacts of armed conflict and climate change on individual labor intensity. Based on pooled labor force survey, climate, and conflict event data from 21 African countries, we document that climate change and armed conflict can create a polycrisis: the negative...

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The role of financial inclusion in reducing youth unemployment and mortality in the MENA region : an application of FMOLS approach with panel data

Amaghouss, Jabrane; Elmasmari, Hanane - 2025

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Youth as initiators of changes in organic agricultural production in Kosovo and Metohija

Tripkovic, Andjelka - 2024

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The making of civic virtues: a school-based experiment in three countries

Briole, Simon; Gurgand, Marc; Maurin, Eric; McNally, Sandra - 2024

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The making of civic virtues : a school-based experiment in three countries

Briole, Simon; Gurgand, Marc; Maurin, Eric; McNally, Sandra - 2022

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The making of civic virtues : a school-based experiment in three countries

Briole, Simon; Gurgand, Marc; Maurin, Eric; McNally, Sandra - 2022

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Estimating the effects of tobacco-21 on youth tobacco use and sales

Abouk, Rahi; De, Prabal K.; Pesko, Michael F. - 2024

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Estimating the effects of Tobacco-21 on youth tobacco use and sales

Abouk, Rahi; De, Prabal K.; Pesko, Michael F. - 2024

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Estimating the Effects of Tobacco-21 on Youth Tobacco Use and Sales

Abouk, Rahi; De, Prabal K.; Pesko, Michael F. - 2022

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Youth and the just transition : a profile of young NEET in Mpumalanga?

Mudiriza, Gibson; De Lannoy, Ariane; David, Anda - 2024

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Measuring labour market transitions of youths in Thailand : evidence from rotation groups (2012-21) in the Labour Force Surveys

Hawley, Joshua D.; Wichitaksorn, Nuttanan - 2024

Using data from Thailand's Labour Force Survey from 2012 to 2021, the differences over time were investigated for the likelihood of youths moving between employment states, such as unemployment, employment and out of the labour force. Additional transitions were calculated for groups moving...

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Promoting equity in hiring : an evaluation of the HireNext Job Posting Assessment

Saleem, Sumayya; White, Linda; Perlman, Michal; Dhuey, … - 2024

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Soft-skills training, locus of control, and labor market outcomes of youth : evidence from a randomized intervention in Kenya

Abay, Kibrom A.; Alzúa, María Laura; Barasa, Laura; … - 2024

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Soft-skills training, locus of control, and labor market outcomes of youth : evidence from a randomized intervention in Kenya

Abay, Kibrom A.; Alzúa, María Laura; Barasa, Laura; … - 2024

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Opportunity or necessity? : youth agripreneurs in Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal

Kubik, Zaneta; Getahun, Tigabu Degu; Adegbola, Patrice Y.; … - 2024

This report provides a descriptive analysis of youth entrepreneurs in agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on primary data collected in Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal, it offers insights into the socio demographic background of the youth entrepreneurs as well as a detailed account of the...

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Effects of skills training on employment and livelihood outcomes : a randomized controlled trial with young women in Ghana

Frohnweiler, Sarah; Adongo, Charles A.; Beber, Bernd; … - 2024

We use a randomized controlled trial to examine the short- and mid-term impacts of a best-practice training program on (non-)employment outcomes in Ghana. Overall the program did not affect core labor market outcomes at the extensive (employment) and intensive (hours of work, income) margin, but...

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Is authenticity key? : mobilization by social media influencers versus celebrities and young people's political participation

Harff, Darian; Schmuck, Desirée - 2024

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Communicating climate change as a generational issue : experimental effects on youth worry, motivation and belief in collective action

Timmons, Shane; Andersson, Ylva; Lunn, Pete - 2024

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The unjust climate : measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women and youth

2024

Developing policies to foster inclusive rural transformation processes requires better evidence on how climate change is affecting the livelihoods and economic behaviours of vulnerable rural people, including women, youths and people living in poverty. In particular, there is little comparative,...

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Youth employment policies : patterns and trends in two unique data sets

Chacaltana, Juan; Barcucci, Valentina; Moreno, Martin - 2024

Youth employment challenges are always a critical concern for policymakers. There is recurring and mounting evidence that labour market challenges, such as unemployment, informality, lack of social protection and inactivity, disproportionately affect youths. This complex decision-making process...

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From design to impact : insights from WMfEP's gender-responsive initiatives for women and youth in Tank and D.I. Khan districts, Pakistan

Begum, Khadija; Ilyas, Nouman; Hussain, Kashif - 2026

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The influence of flow and competitiveness on young adult non-professional gamers’ attitude and continued play intentions toward eSports

Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian; Van den Berg, Liandi - 2026

While the popularity of eSports continues to grow, academic research on the topic remains limited, particularly in the African context. To address this scholarly limitation, this study applied the stimulus-organism-response theory to determine the influence of flow and competitiveness on young...

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The right to identity of children and adolescents in the face of state guardianship : reality of Latin America

Cabrera Vélez, Juan Pablo; Rivera Andrade, Alexis Roberto - 2026

Identity is a fundamental right that is particularly important in childhood, as it is established immediately after birth, giving the child the surnames that determine kinship and, therefore, their identity. However, the problem arises when this right is not adequately protected, which means...

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How entrepreneurship education and knowledge prevent early school dropouts and the development of NEETs : an exploratory study on Italian school cooperatives

Mion, Giorgio; Bonfanti, Angelo; Vigolo, Vania; De … - 2026

This study investigates how entrepreneurship education delivered through school cooperatives can reduce early school dropout rates and prevent the NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) phenomenon. Drawing on social capital theory, we address the following research questions: (1) What...

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The impact of tightened unemployment benefit eligibility on young adults' housing and use of private safety nets

Declercq, Koen; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Pourtois, Mathilde - 2026

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Life satisfaction for young adults over the Covid cycle : did it bounce back?

Madden, David - 2026

This paper examines the dynamics of life satisfaction for a sample of young Irish adults before, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Using longitudinal data from the Child cohort of the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) survey we analyse changes in the Cantril ladder measure of life satisfaction...

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A growing gender divide? : gender-role attitudes among young adults across nine world regions over four decades

Pavelea, Alina-Maria; Matysiak, Anna - 2026

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Beyond monetary measures : determinants of multidimensional poverty among vulnerable older children and youth in East Germany : a perspective from capability approach and capital theory

Jost, Charlotte Margarete; Nimeh, Zina - 2026

This paper investigates child poverty in Germany through a multidimensional lens, combining Sen’s Capability Approach and Bourdieu’s Capital Theory to develop a adapted Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for children above 11 and youth aged 17. Drawing on data from the German...

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Who You Text Matters : Gendered Effects of Text Message Framing and Social Influence on Youth Training Enrollment

Anna, Jeannie; Boa, Patrice; Delavallade, Clara; Evans, … - 2026

This study evaluates a randomized trial in Côte d’Ivoire, implemented by the Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL), which tested whether varying the content and recipient of SMS reminders can increase enrollment among young people who had pre-registered for a skills training program. Messages...

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Youth pulse 2026: insights from the next generation for a changing world : insight report

2026

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Perceived personal and societal data harms shape users' data control preferences

Gagrčin, Emilija; Toth, Roland; Schaetz, Nadja; Naab, … - 2026

Platformisation and the growing adoption of AI-driven systems have intensified pervasive data extraction and appropriation that bring distinct harms for both individuals and societies at large. Yet, little is known about how distinct harm perceptions shape citizens' preferences for different...

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Parents working from home and their children's education

Goux, Dominique; Maurin, Eric - 2026

This article assesses the impact of parents working from home on children's academic performance in high school. Using French data, we draw on the fact that, within each major social group, not all families have been equally exposed to the recent rise in work from home (WFH), depending on the...

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Dreams and small means : career aspirations of children in the Philippine 4Ps Program

Melad, Kris Ann M.; Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Diola, … - 2026

This study examines the career aspirations of economically disadvantaged Filipino children participating in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Philippines' flagship conditional cash transfer program. Using data from 9,958 children aged 10 to 25 collected through the Fourth Wave...

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Expanding horizons : a randomized controlled trial on adolescents' career information acquisition

Badini, Sofia; Gehrke, Esther; Lenel, Friederike; … - 2026

We implement a randomized controlled trial in a low-income context to investigate whether students in lower-secondary school acquire information about potential career paths more effectively if this information is preceded by a task that allows students to explore their own interests and if the...

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Expanding horizons : a randomized controlled trial on adolescents' career information acquisition

Badini, Sofia; Gehrke, Esther; Lenel, Friederike; … - 2024

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Shaken, but not deterred : acute stressors and the formation of hope and aspirations among tertiary-educated youth in Myanmar in the aftermath of the 2025 earthquake

Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Ghorpade, Yashodhan; Imtiaz, … - 2026

Although hope and aspirations are increasingly considered to be both intrinsically and instrumentally valuable, quantitative evidence on the formation of these factors is limited. Using data from a sample of educated youth in Myanmar, this paper documents the relationship between various sources...

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Shaken, but Not Deterred : Acute Stressors and the Formation of Hope and Aspirations among Tertiary-Educated Youth in Myanmar in the Aftermath of the 2025 Earthquake

Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Ghorpade, Yashodhan; Imtiaz, … - 2026

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"From grants to growth", embedding innovation education for youth empowerment-insights from the post-grant phase of the MUST BA4Y programme

Langa, Wongani; Mkwambisi, David; Kachingwe, Mayeso - 2026

This paper explores the post-grant phase of the Business Acceceleration for Youth (BA4Y) programme implemented at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), highlighting the transition from grant-supported initiatives to institutionalised innovation education and business growth for...

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Paying disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school

Britton, Jack; Ridpath, Nick; Villa, Carmen; Waltmann, Ben - 2026

We evaluate the Education Maintenance Allowance, a large conditional cash transfer scheme that paid low-income teenagers in England to remain in education beyond age 16. Using the staggered national roll-out of the programme and linked administrative data tracking education, earnings, welfare...

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Paying disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school

Britton, Jack; Ridpath, Nick; Villa, Carmen; Waltmann, Ben - 2025

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Paying disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school

Britton, Jack; Ridpath, Nick; Villa, Carmen; Waltmann, Ben - 2025

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Co-creation in cultural industries : Developing art toys for youth tourism through theoretical integration

Kittichai Kasemsarn; Nickpour, Farnaz - 2026

This research addresses two key challenges in cultural tourism. First, youths aged 18-25 show limited interest in cultural tourism due to outdated presentation methods and cultural products. Second, there is insufficient understanding of how to create culturally authentic products for youths...

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A dynamic model of the economic returns to adolescent social skills

Weingarten, Zack; Behrman, Jere R.; Postlewaite, Andrew - 2026

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A dynamic model of the economic returns to adolescent social skills

Weingarten, Zach; Behrman, Jere R.; Postlewaite, Andrew - 2026

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Peer effects in adolescent mental health

Hadah, Hussain - 2026

This paper examines peer mental health's influence on adolescents' wellbeing, academic performance, and behavior. Using friends-of-friends as an instrument, I find that a one standard deviation increase in friends' mental unwellness is associated with a 0.67 standard deviation increase in one's...

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Do high-stakes exams widen gender gaps in early adolescence? : evidence from a middle-school exit exam reform

Loviglio, Annalisa; Rattini, Veronica; Stronati, Federico - 2026

Do high-stakes exams widen gender gaps in academic performance? We study this question in early adolescence using Italy's lower-secondary exit exam. A 2017 reform removed the national standardized test from the final grade while preserving the requirement to take the same test, reducing stakes...

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Decent work in the West Bank : assessing youth and women's employment under fragility and conflict

Daraghmeh, Fadi; Hallaq, Sameh - 2026

This study examines the state of decent work in the West Bank, focusing on the intersection of labor market conditions, gender disparities, and the fragility of legal enforcement. Using a mixed-methods approach that combines labor force surveys, qualitative interviews, and institutional...

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Perceived discrimination and young people's health and wellbeing in Ireland : a longitudinal analysis

Capistrano, Daniel; Russell, Helen; Slevin, Eva - 2026

Discrimination, defined as the unfair treatment of groups based on intrinsic characteristics, has pervasive and long-lasting consequences for the individuals who experience it. Previous research has found that individuals who experience discrimination have worsened physical and mental health...

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Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Nigeria

2026

Nigeria stands at a critical juncture to unlock the potential of its adolescent girls. While national averages suggest relatively lower levels of child marriage and childbearing compared with many African countries, they mask deep geographic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities. Girls in the...

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