PMMA-20083 Youth unemployment and transition from School to work in Benin

Abstract

Most youth in developing countries leave school with only a general academic education level, slowing down their transition to the labor market. We analyze whether work experience during school can help youth transition more easily to a first job in Benin. We used data from the 2014 School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS) and a multi-equation model to account for endogeneity and sample-selection bias in estimating the effect of work experience during school on the transition to first job. Our findings are that work during summer breaks or holidays makes the transition from school to first job easier, especially when combined with apprenticeships, but these results were significant only for men and youth who left school with at least a secondary education level. The important impact of work experience during studies on the ability to pursue job opportunities after school is highlighted.

Members

Project leader: SENAKPON FIDELE ANGE DEDEHOUANOU

Project researchers: Gbodja Hilaire HOUENINVO | S. Erick A. DEDEHOUANOU | Judith Urielle TOSSOU | MONWANOU Djohodo Inès | Mireille-Marie MINTOGBE

Scientific mentors: Luca Tiberti

Journal publication

Authors	Co-Authors	Title of paper	Title of Economic Review	Bibliographic references
Sènakpon Fidèle Ange Dedehouanou, Luca Tiberti, Gbodja Hilaire Houeninvo, Djohodo Inès Monwanou		<p>Working while studying: Employment premium or penalty for youth?</p>	Journal of International Development	Online (Request full text via Research Gate)

Working Papers

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Working while studying: Employment premium or penalty for youth in Benin?	2019-02-19	2.47MB	0	0

Policy Briefs

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Easing school to work transitions in Benin	2018-12-18	475.42kB	0	0
	Faciliter la transition école-travail au Bénin	2018-12-18	468.36kB	0	0

Final report

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Youth unemployment and transition from School to work in Benin	2018-09-18	618.72kB	0	0

Proposal

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
		2017-09-21	784.27kB	0	0