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The impact of active labor market policies on the employment outcomes of youth graduates in the Tunisian governorates
The impact of active labor market policies on the employment outcomes of youth graduates in the Tunisian governorates

Author(s): Nadia Zrelli, Salwa Trabelsi, Ghazi Boulila
Subject(s): Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Scientific Publishing House "SciView"
Keywords: active labor market policies; employability; higher education graduates; regional disparities; probit; Heckprobit

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the impact of determinant factors on the employment of youth graduates in Tunisian governorates, and the effectiveness of active labor market policies. Our main objective is to identify the relationship between active labor market policies and professional insertion by considering regional disparity. We especially distinguish between the inland areas (the West areas) characterized by the highest youth unemployment rates, and the coastal areas (the East areas) where this problem is less important. This paper is different and novel. It is the first work that analyses youth employment by governorate using the database of the National Employment and Self Employment Agency (ANETI 2013) -relative to the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment. We have found regional disparities in the access to active labor market policies and employment. More precisely, the youth have more chance to be employed if they have more scarce qualifications, have participated to any active labor market policy and are from the coastal regions of the country.

  • Issue Year: 2/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 62-78
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English