Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 5 / 2011 (558)
Education and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Evidence from Senegal
Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University, Japan
Mazhar MUGHAL
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France
Abstract. This paper studies the education-employment nexus in the context of Senegal. Using the 2005 Senegal Household Survey, we find that households’ heads with higher education (lower secondary level and above) are less likely to be self-employed but more likely to be working in the public sector. Disaggregation by gender and location (rural vs. urban) does not affect the results. Besides, female headed households with secondary education and above are more likely to be employed in the private sector. The results suggest the importance of steps for extensive promotion of education (especially for an upward revision of the level of compulsory education) in resolving the persistent unemployment problem and improving the job availability in the private sector.
Contents
Model for the Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Banking Supervision Activity
The State and the Economy – Theoretical Aspects and Empirical Evidence for the EU
Fiat versus Representative Money under Debate, or How Right Keynes Was Once (!)
Education and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Evidence from Senegal
Bayes-Nash Equilibrium and Game Theory in Public Expenditure Management
The Economic Crisis and Several Effects on Global Economy
Tourism as a Factor in Economic Recovery
Economic Science and Postmodernism: Ethics Return
Romanian Economic Environment Entrepreneurial Activities Analysis and Risk Evaluation
Transylvania – Romanian Tourism Micro-destination
The Crisis of Economic Theory in the Middle of the Economic Crisis