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Youth unemployment has increased in many industrialized countries following the recent global recession. However, this …-the-job, is often considered to be one of the most important policy solutions in combating youth unemployment. The evidence …
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Active labor market programs continue to receive high priority in wealthy countries despite the fact that the benefits appear small relative to the costs. This apparent discrepancy suggests that the programs may have a broader purpose than simply increasing employment - for instance, preventing...
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Denmark is often termed a "flexicurity" country with lax employment protection legislation, generous unemployment insurance, and active labor market policies. This model is not a safeguard against business cycles, but has coped with the Great Recession and the Covid-19 pandemic, avoiding large...
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The youth population bulge is often mentioned in discussions of youth unemployment and unrest in developing countries …. But the youth share of the population has fallen rapidly in recent decades in most countries, and is projected to continue … to fall. Evidence on the link between youth bulges and youth unemployment is mixed. It should not be assumed that …
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Current cohorts of young adults entered adulthood during an international labor and housing market crisis of a severity not experienced since the Great Depression. Concerns have arisen over the impacts on young adults' employment, income, wealth, and living arrangements, and about whether these...
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The Great Recession that began in 2008-2009 dramatically increased youth unemployment. But did it have long …
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The Italian labor market suffered a sizable negative shock from the double-dip recession and has since experienced a moderate recovery beginning in 2014. Despite some improvement, unemployment remains higher than pre-crisis levels, especially for young workers. Female participation has been...
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countries, they fare three to four times worse. In Anglo-Saxon countries, both youth and adults fare better than elsewhere, but …
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-in-first-out" principle, it is worthwhile to evaluate if the youth will also end up paying the highest price during this pandemic …
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workers. Since youth unemployment is a pressing problem throughout advanced and developing countries, it is important to …
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