Youth Employment/Entrepreneurship
With 62% of Africa’s population being under 25 years of age, youth employment is crucial.
Early findings show that the productivity of youth labor (and rural labor in general) employed in both farming and non-farming sectors is significantly influenced by local farmland distribution patterns. Strategies that effectively improve productivity and profitability of farming are critical to expanding employment opportunities and improving youth livelihoods.
Publications and Presentations
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Revitalized Agriculture for Balanced Growth and Resilient Livelihoods: Toward a Rural Development Strategy for Mon State, Myanmar
Published on September 1, 2016
IDWP 146. Multiple Authors from: Center for Economic and Social Development, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Michigan State University. September 2016 -
Impact on Employment and Migration of Structural and Rural Transformation
Published on June 2, 2016
IDWP 144. David Tschirley and Thomas Reardon. June 2016 -
Using Empirical Information in the Era of HIV/AIDS to Inform Mitigation and Rural Development Strategies: Selected Results from African Country Studies
Published on July 25, 2005
IDWP 84. D. Mather, C. Donovan, T.S. Jayne, and M. Weber. AAEA Annual Meeting, Principal Paper Session 1: What Role for Agricultural Economists in Addressing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic? Providence, Rhode Island, July 25th, 2005. 36 pp. -
The Effect of Policy and Policy Reforms on Non-Agricultural Enterprises and Employment in Developing Countries: A Review of Past Experiences
Published on January 2, 1986
IDWP 27. Steve Haggblade, Carl Liedholm, and Donald C. Mead. 1986. 133 pp. -
Small Scale Enterprise Credit Schemes: Administrative Costs and the Role of Inventory Norms
Published on January 9, 1985
IDWP 25. Carl Liedholm. 1985. 23 pp.
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
MSU Foundation Professor
lliverp@msu.edu
517-432-5418
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Felix Kwame Yeboah
Assistant Professor
yeboahfe@msu.edu
517-353-4667
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