Understanding the Labor Market Decisions and Outcomes of Nepal's Young Adults

Abstract

Economist). Jyoti Maya Pandey (Social Protection Specialist) led the policy review; Anastasiya Denisova (Economist) and Laurent Loic Yves Bossavie (Social Protection Economist) led the analysis on labor migration; and Scott Abrahams (Consultant) led the work on youth perceptions and attitudes under the leadership of Dhushyanth Raju. Rajshree Karki (Program Assistant) provided the invaluable administrative support. The report was prepared under the overall guidance of Pablo Gottret (Practice Manger, Social Protection and Jobs, South Asia). The report has benefited from the helpful comments and advice from the peer reviewers, David Newhouse (Senior Economist) and Johannes Koettl (Senior Economist) as well as inputs from colleagues from other practices including Sailesh Tiwari (Senior Economist) and Sangeeta Goyal (Senior Economist), and of course the overall guidance from Takuya Kamata (Country Manager, World Bank Nepal).