Urban Youth Labour Supply and Employment Policy in Côte d’Ivoire
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Date
2011-08-06
Authors
Kouakou, Clément Kouadio
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African Economic Research consortium
Abstract
This study analyses the challenges of creating employment for the urban youth in Côte
d’Ivoire and the government’s policies in this respect. The study is essentially about
identifying the determinants of job creation for the youth and to assess government
policies aimed at guaranteeing access to employment by the youth. The study used
secondary and primary data. The secondary data were obtained mainly from household
surveys carried out in 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2002. A study on the integration of young
people into the world of work was then conducted to assess government policies on
this matter. The results of this survey indicate a predominance of social capital over
human capital in the process of integrating young people into employment, a state of
affairs that led to unequal opportunities for the youth in the job market. Measures aimed
at ensuring equal opportunities were then taken by the government. Despite the fact
that these measures did not necessarily target the right beneficiaries, they produced a
positive effect in terms of access to employment and improvement in working conditions.
Consequently, much still needs to be done to enhance the effectiveness of these measures.
What essentially needs to be done is to set strict selection criteria targeting the most
disadvantaged populations.