Measuring youth empowerment: An application to Tunisia

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Authors

  • Micheline Goedhuys
  • Michael Grimm
  • Aline Meysonnat
  • Eleonora Nillesen
  • Ann Kristin Reitmann

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  • Maastricht University
  • University of Passau
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
  • RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
  • University of Washington
  • United Nations University (UNU)
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1945-1964
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of International Development
Volume36
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2024

Abstract

Youth empowerment has become a growing concern for achieving sustainable development worldwide. Yet, there is limited evidence on which domains of empowerment are important for youth and how they can be operationalized with indicators for measurement. We propose four domains of youth empowerment with corresponding indicators and use a well-established methodology for constructing a composite index. Using data from a household survey in Tunisia, we assess youth empowerment in the proposed domains and explore their relation to youth well-being. The proposed approach can help monitor youth empowerment in various contexts and evaluate the effectiveness of youth interventions.

Keywords

    measurement, Middle East and North Africa region, multidimensional index, well-being, youth empowerment

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Measuring youth empowerment: An application to Tunisia. / Goedhuys, Micheline; Grimm, Michael; Meysonnat, Aline et al.
In: Journal of International Development, Vol. 36, No. 4, 15.05.2024, p. 1945-1964.

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Goedhuys, M, Grimm, M, Meysonnat, A, Nillesen, E & Reitmann, AK 2024, 'Measuring youth empowerment: An application to Tunisia', Journal of International Development, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 1945-1964. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3886
Goedhuys, M., Grimm, M., Meysonnat, A., Nillesen, E., & Reitmann, A. K. (2024). Measuring youth empowerment: An application to Tunisia. Journal of International Development, 36(4), 1945-1964. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3886
Goedhuys M, Grimm M, Meysonnat A, Nillesen E, Reitmann AK. Measuring youth empowerment: An application to Tunisia. Journal of International Development. 2024 May 15;36(4):1945-1964. doi: 10.1002/jid.3886
Goedhuys, Micheline ; Grimm, Michael ; Meysonnat, Aline et al. / Measuring youth empowerment : An application to Tunisia. In: Journal of International Development. 2024 ; Vol. 36, No. 4. pp. 1945-1964.
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