In almost all developed countries there has been substantial growth in university education over the last half …-century. This growth has raised concerns that the benefits of university education are declining and that university education is … education or direct entry to the labour market may be more appropriate. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of …

unemployment rates. While adult unemployment is more prone to experience structural breaks, youth unemployment is more sensitive to … reforms are not effective enough to solve the youth unemployment problem across Europe. We point to educational policies that …This paper examines the occurrence of structural breaks in European unemployment associated with major events …