Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Philosopher
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. As a person, Pascal integrated different qualities in a nearly inconsistent manner. He held a position of basic skepticism, directed not in…
CIO Interview: Healthcare IT Strategy and Innovation
The CIO of Lakewood Hospital offers insightful answers to numerous questions about the future and direction of technology at the institution. Discussion points include cloud computing, disaster recovery, AristaCare, Care-tracker, and patient record privacy and security. Future goals are included as well as information about his personal background. Q&A format in four pages.
Youth Unemployment in Armenia: Causes and Research Proposal
Youth unemployment rates in Armenia are at an all-time high, but what is leading to its increase? Unemployment rates in countries are defined by individuals who are currently jobless but are seeking active employment within the last four weeks (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009). It is particularly interesting to see such a high youth unemployment rate because statistics show that the general unemployment rate within adults in Armenia has decreased from 7.1% in 2007 to 5.9% in 2011 (Index Mundi, 2012) yet unemployment amongst the youth contuse unabated and shows no tendency to decline. Several negative things are correlated with youth unemployment. Examples in this include preventions of socializations in the labor market which lead to negative social consequences, cycles of dependence on parents and an increased likelihood of drug and or alcohol consumption (World Bank, 2007). The following paper will investigate possible results of unemployment in youth unemployment in Armenia and propose to test whether these variables still exist and, if so, to which extent.