This paper looks at the effects of the 'Great Recession' on young people's labour market experiences in the European Union. The paper documents some of the key characteristics of young people's labour market experiences during the current recession and then seeks to provide some explanations of...

While high rates of youth unemployment are a severe problem in most European countries, the program evaluation literature shows that disadvantaged youths constitute a group that is particularly difficult to assist effectively. As innovative measures are thus needed, we evaluate a German pilot...

Analog zur Typisierung der SGB-II-Träger und Agenturbezirke im Hinblick auf ähnliche Arbeitsmarktbedingungen sollte eine Typisierung von Haupt-, Real- und Gesamtschulen entstehen, die unterschiedliche Rahmenbedingungen für den Übergang der Abgänger mit Haupt- oder Realschulabschluss in...

Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht basiert auf der Evaluation des Projekts 'Abschlussquote erhöhen - Berufsfähigkeit steigern (AQB1)'. Das Modellprojekt stellt den Versuch dar, die Übergangschancen benachteiligter Hauptschüler/innen zu verbessern. In sogenannten Berufsstarterklassen, in denen...

This study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes. We propose a flexible method for analyzing the effect on wages aside of transitions from unemployment and...

In this paper, we use unique data from a field experiment in the Swedish labor market to investigate how past and contemporary unemployment affect a young worker's probability of being invited to a job interview. In contrast to studies using registry/survey data, we have complete control over...

This paper focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in developed countries and the developing world, with a special emphasis on the role of vocational training and education policies. We highlight the role of demographic factors, economic growth and labor market...