Role of Education in Encouraging Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship

Authors

Brian C. Gozun, De La Salle University, Manila, PhilippinesFollow
John Paolo R. Rivera, Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines

JEL Classification System

J13, L26, M51

Abstract

More than half of the Philippines’ jobless sector is comprised of the youth. This warrants the need to identify the constructs and create policy frameworks that would facilitate employability and entrepreneurship among the Filipino youth. Using the Community Based Monitor System (CBMS) survey on Accelerated Poverty Profiling among member schools of De La Salle Philippines, we estimate a multinomial logistic regression that highlights how demographic characteristics and level of education influence a youth’s likelihood to be employed or to be entrepreneurial. Our results provide a framework for policymakers in improving program design and policy implementation targeted towards youth employment and support for youth entrepreneurial undertakings.

Recommended Citation

Gozun, Brian C. and Rivera, John Paolo R. (2017) "Role of Education in Encouraging Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship," DLSU Business & Economics Review: Vol. 27: No. 1, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59588/2243-786X.1255
Available at: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/ber/vol27/iss1/6