Youth in Africa's labor market / editors, Marito Garcia, Jean Fares.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why is it important for Africa to invest in its youth? / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares -- Transitions to working life for Africa's youth / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares -- How do Africa's young people spend their time? / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares -- The effect of education on income and employment / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares -- Working in bad jobs or not working at all / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares -- The three pillars of policy : lessons from international experience / Marito Garcia and Jean Fares -- School-to-work transitions : regional overview / Lorenzo Guarcello [and others] -- What determines labor market participation by youth in Burkina Faso? / Daniel Parent -- Child labor and youth employment in Ethiopia / Lorenzo Guarcello, Scott Lyon, and Furio Rosati -- Youth in the labor market and the transition from school to work in Tanzania / Florence Kondylis and Marco Manacorda -- How did universal primary education affect returns to education and labor market participation in Uganda? / Lisa Dragoset and Lars Vilhuber.