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Youth labor market vulnerabilities: evidence from Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia

Title
Youth labor market vulnerabilities: evidence from Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia
Authors
Alazzawi S.Hlasny V.
Ewha Authors
Vladimir Hlasny
SCOPUS Author ID
Vladimir Hlasnyscopus
Issue Date
2022
Journal Title
International Journal of Manpower
ISSN
0143-7720JCR Link
Citation
International Journal of Manpower vol. 43, no. 7, pp. 1670 - 1699
Keywords
EgyptEmployment vulnerabilityJordanLabor market transitionsSchool-to-work transitionsTunisiaYouth
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Indexed
SSCI; SCOPUS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence and drivers of employment vulnerability among youth in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, and their propensity to transition to better jobs over time. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis is based on longitudinal data from Labor Market Panel Surveys spanning 6–20 years. The authors use transition matrices to examine the prevalence of transitions between labor market statuses for the same individuals over time, distinguishing between youth and non-youth, and men and women, as well as multinomial logistic regressions that control for individual and family background, including previous labor market status, family wealth and parental education. Findings: The paper finds that youth in all three countries were disadvantaged in terms of labor market outcomes with most young men in particular ending up in vulnerable jobs while women of all ages were most likely to exit the labor market all together, unless they had formal jobs. Moreover, youth who started out in the labor market in a vulnerable job were unlikely to move to a better-quality job over time. Family wealth, parental education and father's occupation were found to be important determinants of labor market outcomes and vulnerability, even after a long period of work experience. Social implications: The paper finds that wealth effects, parental education and occupation effects follow workers throughout their careers, implying low equality of opportunity and inter-generational and lifetime mobility. Originality/value: The findings indicate worsening labor market outcomes over time, heavily influenced by family background. High levels of vulnerable employment persistence, regardless of skill and experience, reinforce the importance of initial labor market outcome on the quality of lifetime employment prospects. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
DOI
10.1108/IJM-04-2021-0239
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