A skills-based human capital framework to understand the phenomenon of youth economic disengagement (English)

This paper revisits traditional human capital models and proposes a new conceptual framework of human capital accumulation, anchored in skills development, to illustrate the phenomenon and implications of youth economic disengagement. In the framework, youth economic disengagement is defined as a state (temporary or permanent) where individuals stop accumulating human capital due to inadequate access and quality of opportunities for skills development...

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Angel-Urdinola,Diego;

Mayer Gukovas,Renata;
Document Date
2018/02/20
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8348
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/02/20
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Disclosed
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A skills-based human capital framework to understand the phenomenon of youth economic disengagement
Keywords
transition from school to work

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Angel-Urdinola,Diego; Mayer Gukovas,Renata.

A skills-based human capital framework to understand the phenomenon of youth economic disengagement (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8348 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/344881519143351361

A skills-based human capital framework to understand the phenomenon of youth economic disengagement (English)

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