<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Education plays a central role in today’s understanding of growth and development dynamics. However, its relationship with other factors is complex. This paper aims to investigate the effect of different forms of education on youth employability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is done by using the USAID MEASURE – BiH National Youth Survey. Research has shown that formal education and non-formal education through internship programmes, volunteering, paid jobs other than internships are significant predictors of youth employment status. The study also has several implications for academics and practitioners since it provides new insights into both employment patterns and practices in one transition economy but also calls for further analysis of the link between education, formal and non-formal, and youth employment.</p></abstract>

Education plays a central role in today’s understanding of growth and development dynamics. However, its relationship with other factors is complex. This paper aims to investigate the effect of different forms of education on youth employability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is done by using the USAID MEASURE – BiH National Youth Survey. Research has shown that formal education and non-formal education through internship programmes, volunteering, paid jobs other than internships are significant predictors of youth employment status. The study also has several implications for academics and practitioners since it provides new insights into both employment patterns and practices in one transition economy but also calls for further analysis of the link between education, formal and non-formal, and youth employment.

The impact of formal and non – formal education on youth employability in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics

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Education plays a central role in today’s understanding of growth and development dynamics. However, its relationship with other factors is complex. This paper...

The impact of formal and non – formal education on youth employability in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publié en ligne: 27 mai 2019

Pages: 55 - 66

Reçu: 05 déc. 2018

Accepté: 09 avr. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/crebss-2019-0006

Mots clés
education, employment, logistic regression, youth

© 2019 Amila Pilav-Velić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The impact of formal and non – formal education on youth employability in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publié en ligne: 27 mai 2019

Pages: 55 - 66

Reçu: 05 déc. 2018

Accepté: 09 avr. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/crebss-2019-0006

Mots cléseducation, employment, logistic regression, youth

© 2019 Amila Pilav-Velić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
education, employment, logistic regression, youth