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This chapter analyzes the various sets of structural causes for unemployment and skill mismatch, including economic, demographic, political and labor market policy causes.
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Achourouk, 4.5.2015.
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Al Maghreb, 7.7.2015.
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Institut National de la Statistique (INS): Data on external commerce for the 1st quarter 2015, in comparison to 2013 and 2014.
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Interview with expert, Tunis, 8.9.2015.
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The allocation increases after 6 months in case the young person succeeds in finding a job or in creating his own project. In the latter case, there can be an allocation of up to TND 5000 for auto-financing.
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Stage d’initiation à la vie professionnelle (SIVP), Contrat d’insertion des diplômés de l’enseignement supérieur (CIDES), Contrat d’adaptation et d’insertion professionnelle (CAIP), Contrat de réinsertion dans la vie active (CRVA), Contrat emploi-solidarité (CES), Programme du service civil volontaire (SCV), Mesures d’encouragement à l’emploi, Programme d’Encouragement à l’Emploi (PEE), Programme d’accompagnement des promoteurs des petites entreprises (SPE). http://www.emploi.nat.tn/fo/Fr/global.php?libre=808&menu= (1.10.2015).
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“Chèque d’amélioration de l’employabilité” aimed at supporting jobseekers’ employability ; “Chèque d’appui à l’emploi” aimed at supporting employment ; “Programme d’appui aux promoteurs de petites entreprises” aimed at assisting job-seekers to become self-employed; “Programme de partenariat avec les régions pour la promotion de l’emploi” aimed at correcting regional inequalities by funding development programs to create jobs and/or businesses at the local level.
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Interviews with experts, Tunis, 4.9.2015 and 14.9.2015.
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Schaefer, I. (2018). Structural Causes of Unemployment and the Skill Mismatch. In: Political Revolt and Youth Unemployment in Tunisia. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65085-2_5
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