TY - GEN AU - Peeters P. AU - Wendy L.Cunningham AU - Gayatri Acharya AU - TI - Youth Employment in Sierra Leone: Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities in a Post-Conflict Setting SN - 9780821378229 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington (State) PB - The World Bank KW - young people in Sierra Leone KW - the transition school to work KW - labor market demand N1 - w/2490 N2 - "Youth Employment in Sierra Leone" examines the supply and demand sides of the labor market to better understand the situation of today's young people, relative to that of adults, and presents an evidence-based menu of potential programs and policies for Sierra Leone. In particular, the authors use a recent household survey and census data to examine patterns of formal and informal labor force activity and human capital accumulation. The authors commissioned a labor demand survey and report on its findings to determine the extent to which urban and rural employers hire young people and their decision-making process ER -