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FACTORS AFFECTING DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUNG GRADUATES OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA AN APPROACH TO DURATION ANALYSIS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).04      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).04      Published : Jun 2019

Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis)

Abstract

    The study was designed to calculate the waiting time for employment for graduates in KP with respect to their level of education and specialization in the field. Contribution of demographic, socioeconomic status, language proficiency, job preferences, job search methods and nepotisms was also measured regarding thewaiting time for employment. Responses of 791 respondents collected through multi-stage non-probability sampling were analyzed with the help of the wellknown Kaplan Meier and Cox regression models and Cox proportional hazard models. The study concluded that a graduate waited for 15 months to be employed during the period 2003-2014. Age, language proficiency, level of education, specialization, language proficiency, nepotism and socio economic factors have significant influence on waiting time for employment. The study recommends the development of integrated frame work for information about trends of unemployment, career counseling and elimination of unemployment at national level.

    (1) Atta ur Rahman
    Associate Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Adnan Khan
    Research Scholar, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Waseef Jamal
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Rahman, A. u., Khan, A., & Jamal, W. (2019). Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis). Global Social Sciences Review, IV(II), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).04

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Rahman, Atta ur, Adnan Khan, and Waseef Jamal. 2019. "Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis)." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (II): 27-33 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).04

HARVARD

    HARVARD : RAHMAN, A. U., KHAN, A. & JAMAL, W. 2019. Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis). Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 27-33.

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    MHRA : Rahman, Atta ur, Adnan Khan, and Waseef Jamal. 2019. "Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis)." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 27-33

MLA

    MLA : Rahman, Atta ur, Adnan Khan, and Waseef Jamal. "Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis)." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.II (2019): 27-33 Print.

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    OXFORD : Rahman, Atta ur, Khan, Adnan, and Jamal, Waseef (2019), "Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis)", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (II), 27-33

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Rahman, Atta ur, Adnan Khan, and Waseef Jamal. "Factors Affecting Duration of Unemployment among Young Graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (An Approach to Duration Analysis)." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. II (2019): 27-33. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).04