THE IMPACT OF YOUTH ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOLDOVAN ECONOMY

This study assesses the conditions affecting the formation of attitudes and system of values in young people under the influence of culture and traditions of the nation, standard of living, business climate, economic structure, etc. The formed image is characterized by the presence of the following characteristics of young people: a high level of education, possession of modern means of communication and an active social position. Despite the moderate level of youth employment (every fifth young person is working), this category of persons plays an important role in the long-term development of the Moldovan economy. On the basis of the performed correlation analysis it was demonstrated that the change of the national production volume by 99.4% is conditioned by the educational level of the employed youth. Accordingly, the obtained results are important for the development of the state.