Rita K. Almeida

This report focuses on the challenge of youth engagement in school and at work. It shows that youth prospects in the labor market are dimmed by policies favoring existing workers. Also, youth are often ill equipped to meet an increasingly challenging labor market. The report discusses new policies, targeted at youth, that Brazil could prioritize.

This book summarises new research on the impact of digital technology adoption on lower-skilled workers. Country studies on Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico find inclusive growth due to theincreased productivity and the resulting output effects on lower-skilled jobs.