This book brings together pioneering and evidence-based research that focuses on youth employmentone of the foremost development challenges of our timeand fills a critical research and knowledge gap alongside consolidating existing relevant literature. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides an overview of trends in youth employment in Bangladesh, empirically analyses the determinants of youth unemployment, covers relevant economic theory, and recommends policy measures for employment creation in Bangladesh.
The new evidence from Bangladesh on the aforesaid issues will inform relevant and concurrent policy discourse, add value to related research in the field, and inspire future research. The insights gathered through this study will serve as an important lesson for other developing countries on what works and what does not in policy-making.

Empirically analyses the determinants of youth unemployment Provides recommendations for employment creation in Bangladesh Serves as an important lesson for other developing countries on what works and what does not in policy-making

Autorentext

Fahmida Khatun is Executive Director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Bangladesh.

Syed Yusuf Saadat is a Research Associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Bangladesh.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Literature Review.- 3. Overview of Youth Employment in Bangladesh.- 4. State of Youth Employment in South Asia.- 5. Determinants of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).- 6. Focus Group Discussion (FGD).- 7. Role of Institutions in Youth Employment.- 8. Review of Policy Measures Taken by the Government.- 9. Conclusions and Recommendations.