Tarik Yousef interviewed in 'Al-Iktesadeya'

Dr. Tarik Yousef spoke to 'Al-Iktesadeya' newspaper about youth unemployment and the deficiencies of the labor market in the Middle East. Dr. Yousef is Dean of the Dubai School of Government and Senior Nonresident Fellow at Brookings' Wolfensohn Center for Development.

Dr. Yousef discusses how development in the region has not benefited young people through the provision of formal job opportunities. Available jobs, he explains, are often in the informal sector and are low paying, short term, and do not take advantage of technology advances to build the skills of young people looking to get ahead in a global economy. Further, they are not aligned with the aspirations of young people seeking economic security and the ability to improve their social status. Please refer to the full article (in Arabic).