Youth Unemployment and Political Instability in Côte D'ivoire
Date
2020-07-03
Authors
Germain, Kramo Kouakou
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Publisher
African Economic Research consortium
Abstract
The objective of this study is to analyze the nexus between youth unemployment
and political instability in Côte d'Ivoire. To achieve this objective, we used a regional
approach to conduct analysis on the relationship between political instability and
youth unemployment in Côte d'Ivoire and we developed a method for calculating
the political instability indicator. Analytical, descriptive, and econometric methods
were used to analyze data from surveys conducted in relation to households’
living standards levels as well as surveys on employment. The results indicate
that, by considering persons aged from 15 to 24 years as young people only, one
might underestimate youth unemployment and the impact of policies aimed at
combating youth unemployment. The statistics also revealed a very high level of youth
unemployment. The econometric estimation results equally showed a positive and
significant relationship between youth unemployment and political instability