, but its youth unemployment is one of the highest in the world. To help understand this duality, we employ synthetic panels … from repeated household surveys for LA6 countries from 1990-2018 to investigate the determinants of the youth …

reforms would primarily benefit disadvantaged groups such as youth …

The crisis has intensified what was previously a chronic unemployment problem in Europe; youth unemployment is now at … unprecedented highs in some European countries. This paper assesses the main drivers of youth unemployment in Europe. It finds that … much of the increase in youth unemployment rates during the crisis can be explained by output dynamics and the greater …

different generations. At present, youth and elderly are particularly vulnerable to poverty relative to adults in their middle … years. Broad-based policies should aim to foster youth integration into the labor market and ensure adequate income and …

growth. The paper shows the benefits of comprehensive policy reforms aimed at increasing labor force participation and youth …