Technical Report The role of small cities in shaping youth employment outcomes in India and Indonesia February 2019 *Project Title: The role of small cities in shaping youth employment outcomes in India and Indonesia *IDRC Project Number-Component Number (if applicable): 108082-001/108283-001 *By: Mukta Naik, Gregory F Randolph *Report Type and #: Technical Report (Final) *Period covered by the report: March 1 2015– 31 December 2018 *Date: 1 February 2019 *Country/Region: India, Indonesia *Full Name of Research Institution: Centre for Policy Research JustJobs Network *Address of Research Institution: Centre for Policy Research, Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 1100021 JustJobs Network, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-184, McLean, VA, USA 22102 *Name(s) of Researcher/Members of Research Team: Mukta Naik, Eesha Kunduri, Sama Khan, Shamindra Nath Roy, Pranav Kuttaiah, Deepaboli Chatterjee, Rimjhim Saxena, Gregory F Randolph, Sabina Dewan, Prachi Agarwal, Divya Kumar, Zaeem Hossain *Contact Information of Researcher/Research Team members: CPR:
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[email protected] Table of Contents 1. SYNTHESIS ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 2. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.1. The context: structural transformation and mobility .................................................................................