Expert-Grup

Youth Index: A Methodology for Quantifying Inequalities between Young People and Adults

Protecția socialăTuesday, 18 August 20204791 views

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The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” has produced a report presenting a methodology for a composite index of inequalities between young people and adults in the Republic of Moldova. The index is intended to complement existing youth statistics and to support the monitoring of youth policies.

Youth policies mostly rely on statistical indicators showing change over time rather than inequality. Most composite indices, including the Youth Score Card, describe only the situation of young people. Yet young people may make progress while adults advance even faster, widening the gaps between the two groups. The report therefore argues for composite indices that quantify these gaps; one such tool, the Youth Index 2015, already exists in Moldova.

The new inequality index builds partly on the Youth Index 2015. The report sets out the methodology in detail, including the rationale, stages and compilation method, and calculates the index retrospectively for recent years. Updated regularly, it would serve as an additional statistical benchmark for monitoring youth policies. The study was funded through a joint fund of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the United Nations Population Fund.

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