CBMS-20068 Determinants of Youth Unemployment and Labour Market Transition in Botswana

Abstract

Botswana is facing a challenge of high youth unemployment, estimated at more than 40 percent. Despite the country having done well in terms of economic growth propelled by diamond mining and sales, the country has a disconnection between its impressive growth and unemployment. The unemployment problem given its level can be considered at crisis level and thus a source of worry for policy makers. And yet there is no adequate research to understand the gaps in terms of demand and supply, the sources of the gaps and what needs to be done in terms of policy intervention. The various current policy interventions are not yielding desired results, hence the need for policy oriented research such as the one proposed. The research is expected to provide long term solutions to youth unemployment in Botswana and possibly offer lessons to other resource dependent countries in a similar situation such as Namibia.

Members

Project leader: Happy Siphambe

Scientific mentors: Celia Reyes | Steffie Joi Calubayan

Journal publication

No journal publications.

Working Papers

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Sustainable Development Goals, Botswana: A Case Study of Gabane Village in Kweneng District	2020-05-22	1.57MB	0	0
	Determinants of Unemployment and Labour-Market Transitions for Youth in Botswana	2020-05-25	703.40kB	0	0

Policy Briefs

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Poor access to food, education and electricity: Key factors of poverty in Gabane, Botswana	2020-05-25	1.77MB	0	0
	How policymakers can tackle the youth unemployment crisis in Gabane, Botswanaa	2020-05-29	285.71kB	0	0

Final report

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	CBMS 20068 Design Paper Protected Pdf	2023-03-21	2.55MB	0	0

Proposal

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
		2017-09-29	607.97kB	0	0