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    Harnessing Demographic Dividend Dynamics of Youth Labour in Bangladesh

    Khatun, Fahmida | October 2018
    Abstract
    Young population is the most important resource that can contribute to accelerated economic and social development of a country. If engaged in economic activities of the country in a well-coordinated manner, they can be a formidable force in taking the country forward. On the contrary, if not addressed, youth unemployment can become a threat to social, economic and political stability of a country. Youth unemployment can result in demoralisation, depreciation in human capital and social exclusion (Freeman and Wise, 1982). Unemployed youth may gradually lose their skills and become mentally frustrated or socially alienated (Freeman and Wise, 1982). Youth unemployment is associated with malnutrition and loss of self-con dence, which may lead to depression. Additionally, youth unemployment may instigate stress and strife within families. Prolonged periods of unemployment can be psychologically debilitating and increase chances of future unemployment or wage penalty (Bell and Blanch ower, 2009). Crime rates are found to be positively related to youth unemployment (Fougère et al., 2009). More than 33 per cent of Bangladesh’s total population represents youth who are aged between 18-35 years (Ministry of Youth and Sports, 2017). Thus Bangladesh is uniquely positioned to bene t from demographic dividend – a situation when the dependency ratio is low due to the large working-age population. However, this potential remains mostly untapped since a large section of the young population is outside the labour market, and thus cannot contribute to the economy.
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    Khatun, Fahmida. 2018. Harnessing Demographic Dividend Dynamics of Youth Labour in Bangladesh. © Centre for Policy Dialogue. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9689.
    Keywords
    Examinations
    Higher education institutions
    Free education
    Educational policy
    Project finance
    Technology assessment
    Resources evaluation
    Aid evaluation
    Economic evaluation
    Cost benefit analysis
    Public Education
    Parent Education
    Equity In Education
    Educational Policies
    Educational Reforms
    Quality Education
    Quality Education
    Levels Of Education
    Higher Education Costs
    Educational Testing
    Educational Surveys
    Educational Reforms
    Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
    Public Policy Evaluation
    Program Evaluation
    Evaluation Criteria
    Objective tests
    Educational tests and measurements
    College preparation programs
    College dropouts
    Discrimination in higher education
    Universities and colleges
    Educational accountability
    Scholarships
    Prediction of dropout behavior
    Scholarships
    Results mapping
    Self-evaluation
    Participatory monitoring and evaluation
    Educational evaluation
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