Youth and National Development: An Evaluation of Age Profile in Contribution to Gross Domestics Product

Abstract

The contributions of youth to Gross Domestics Product are the least issues which youths in Nigeria consider. The youths, government and even parents do not consider that youths should at any point be engaged in ventures that positively contribute to increase in Gross Domestics Product at the right age, this has been the principal causes of youth involvement in vices and malicious acts. This paper assesses the effect of age of entry into labour market and contribution to Gross Domestics product in terms of wages return to investment in education.