LYI is the
Lebanese Youth Indicator. It aims at measuring how healthy the socio-economic situation in Lebanon is based on the access of the competent and independent Lebanese youth to decision making roles. It also considers other factors revolving around the role of the Lebanese youth in reviving the struggling Lebanese economy, reversing the corrupt political scene, and the aching
society. The indicator looks into both the resident Lebanese youth and the Diaspora across the world.
The indicator was formulated by Jihad
El Hokayem as part of his endeavor Rethinking Lebanon on the back of the crisis in Lebanon that surged in Q1
2020.
Q: How one knows whether the economy of Lebanon recovered?
A: The
Lebanese economy recovers when the
Lebanese Youth Indicator (LYI) reflects an active and leading role of the Lebanese Youth in the
country.