the benefits vs. issues of education on employment by: marc maguire, allen schneider, & olivia...
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THE BENEFITS VS. ISSUES OF EDUCATION ON EMPLOYMENT
BY: M A RC M A G U I R E , A L L E N S C H N E I D E R , & O L I V I A D A U G H E RT Y
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ISSUES OF EDUCATION ON EMPLOYMENT
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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
• Youth of the MENA region (ages 15-24) facing crippling unemployment
• World Economic Forum (WEF) says this is one of the regions “greatest challenges and liabilities”
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THE FACTS
25% of those under 25 in the MENA region are unemployed
Highest regional youth unemployment in the world
Youth unemployment has doubled the actual unemployment rate
Some countries reaching 30% youth unemployment Tunisia
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KEY FACTORS
High labor force growth Skill mismatches Labor and product market rigidities Large public sectors High reservation wages
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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT VS. UNEMPLOYMENT
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EDUCATION: PROBLEM OR SOLUTION?
Unemployment trends in the MENA region INCREASE with schooling
15% of those with tertiary education in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia are unemployed
This is due to a “skill-mismatch” that has been created in the area
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SKILL MISMATCHES
• The MENA labor market has been unable to create enough high-skilled jobs with respect to growing education •Average education has increases 4x from 1960-2000•More than any region in the world
• Mismatch due to a dominant public sector
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PUBLIC SECTOR DOMINANCE
• Public sector employment constitutes a large share of total formal employment
• More than 70 percent of non-agricultural employment in Egypt and Libya and 40 percent in Yemen, Jordan and Iran in the 2000’s were in the public sector (World Bank).
• Forcing overqualified Youth to take lesser jobs
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PRIVATE SECTOR SHORTFALL
• Small firms that are disconnected from the public sector
• Suffer from low productivity because of the nature of the sector which requires less capital, less skilled labor and less investment
• Workers do not receive social security coverage or medical insurance
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MENA LABOR FORCE
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LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
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“Fresh graduates need to throw themselves into vocational training; they have all the academic skills without any job experience and lack the ability to apply what they have been taught.”
- Amin Alaswadi, manager at Universal, one of Yemen’s largest companies
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EDUCATION BENEFITS ON
EMPLOYMENT IN THE
MIDDLE EAST
T H E S T R O N G C O R R E L A T I O N S O F E D U C A T I O N A N D J O B S
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INTRO
• Unemployment in most MENA countries was actually the highest among those who had HIGHER education achievements.
• The reasoning behind this is due to the fact that most citizens in the Middle East seek public sector jobs.
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SO WHY THE EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION?
• Greater international collaboration -> job flexibility in many countries (currently through technology mainly)
• Economic growth -> broadens employment opportunities
• Higher paying jobs (1)
• Good benefits (2)
• Higher job security (3)• The latter (3) being mainly held in public sector jobs
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EDUCATION AND JOB INCOME (QUALITATIVE)
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CLOSING THE GENDER GAP
• Significant progress
• In 1960 -> Large majority of MENA women did not have any education
• Currently – Nearly 4 out of 5 girls attend primary school
• This will allow the gender gap to shrink in employment
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WHY IS FEMALE EDUCATION IMPORTANT?• Fertility, population growth, infant and
child mortality fall
• Household health increases
• Women get a better understanding of their capabilities, legal rights
• Households with educated women tend to have higher income
• Also increases national income
• Higher chance of daughters being enrolled
• Increases employment
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A RAPIDLY GROWING AND INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
• More advanced skills -> Higher job opportunity
• Private investment – Very high on higher education
• An advantage for students who complete studies such as math, science, and *economics due to high dropout rates for these subjects
*Not as huge as the dropout for math and science but a valuable area of study for MENA
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LITERACY RATE
• In addition to the skills learned in Math and Science, literacy is, even today, where MENA citizens struggle. Therefore learning how to read and write will put a job applicant in an advantageous position.
• IE: White collar staff [clerks, accountants, (and few) managers]
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LITERACY RATES 2007-2010
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WHAT IS OUR CONCLUSION?• Still support furthering Education
• Countries not trying to improve will surely fall behind
• MENA countries need to do a better job of expanding industry
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REFERENCES
Roudi-Fahimi, Farzaneh; Moghadem, Valentine; Empowering Women Developing Society: Female Education in the Middle East and North Africa; November 2003
Hoel, Arne; Education in the Middle East and North Africa, January 27, 2014
Richards Alan, Waterbury John, Cammett Melanie, Diwan Ishac; A Political Economy of the Middle East; Westview Press 2008, 2014
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REFERENCES
Ahmed, Masood. "Youth Unemployment in the MENA Region: Determinants and Challenges, IMF; Dominique Guillaume, Deputy Division Chief, IMF; Davide Furceri, Economist, IMF." International Monetary Fund. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.
Ellyatt, Holly. "Youth Unemployment in Rich Middle East a 'liability': WEF." CNBC., 15 Oct. 2014. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.
Mottaghi, Lilli. "The Problem of Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa Explained in Three Charts." Voices and Views: Middle East and North Africa. The World Bank, 25 Aug. 2014. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.