When the Global Downturn Hits the Youth Bulge: Challenges and Opportunities for (Female) Youth Employment and Social Advancement

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Komarecki, Maria, Murthy, Sheila
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: economic crisis; coping strategies; countercyclical fiscal policy; social protection; fiscal space; girls; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/66; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2293728
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Developing countries are presently experiencing or are shortly expected to see a “youth bulge” (a large number of young people in the national population) — some 71 in total and 11 in Asia alone — will face relatively greater employment and human capital investment challenges as a result of the glob...