Impact of individual and household characteristics on the employment probability among youth from Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Main Authors: Jasmina Okicic, Meldina Kokorovic Jukan, Amila Pilav-Velic, Hatidza Jahic
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
• Series: Ekonomska Istraživanja
• Subjects: youth employment; probability; bosnia and herzegovina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1776138

Employment has been identified at the top of the list of young people’s concerns across Europe. Given the fact that in Bosnia and Herzegovina youth is one of the most vulnerable group, mainly due to the high unemployment rate, the main goal of this paper to determine the key individual and household characteristics of young people that influence their employment probability in order to support further development of decision-making policies in the labour market of Bosnia and Herzegovina. By using the USAID MEASURE-BiH National Youth Survey data set we analyse the effects of various individual and household characteristics on the probability of youth employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis has revealed that education, age, gender and certain household characteristics have an impact on the probability of youth employment. The paper is expected to produce useful pieces of information that might be helpful for government decision-makers in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the process of creating employment policies to support young people.