afterwards. Beyond the well documented asymmetries across countries, we uncover different responses of adult and youth … unemployment rates. While adult unemployment is more prone to experience structural breaks, youth unemployment is more sensitive to … specifically targeted to youth unemployed in bad times. One important implication of our findings is that generic labour market …

, and age are all critical in driving youth unemployment. The Ugandan youth who has some level of education is more likely … to be unemployed compared to those with no education. But the youth that attended post-secondary education is associated … education. While an increase in age appears to increase youth unemployment for females, the married youth have less chances of …

policy should respond with measures, programmes and initiatives targeted at this population group. Next to broader labour … market and economic measures, which ultimately also benefit younger people, youth-targeted measures are needed given the … actual policy responses in the area of youth employment during the COVID-19 crisis in 20 selected countries. If such measures …

Short-term education and skills training programs are a popular way to meet the needs of unemployed, out …-of-school youth by providing them with an opportunity to quickly acquire qualifications and skills that can lead to productive …

role of education in creating socioeconomic opportunities, and show how unresolved immigration status detracts from …

intergenerational mobility. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to analyse how educational and income mobility … top of the education and income distribution (upward mobility) has increased. On the other hand, for children whose …