recipients will typically get entry- level jobs, employment variables that are closely related to job vacancies, such as … employment growth, are also important in determining welfare caseloads, as we show empirically in this study. Recognizing that … welfare recipients face more substantial barriers to employment than those who typically have more education and skills, we …

This study proposes a new approach to the analysis of non-employment and its duration in Germany, Italy and Spain using … administrative longitudinal databases. Non-employment includes the discouraged unemployed not entitled to draw unemployment benefits … estimate the magnitude and duration of non-employment, applying the survival methodology developed in recent years to deal with …

Why did employment growth – high in the last decade – take place at the expense of young workers in the countries of … a positive impact on its evolution: population ageing and the demographic decline, low labor cost of young workers … satisfying interpretation. -- Youth employment ; unemployment ; social capital ; institutions …

short employment spell (< 3 months), 10-year survival does not reach 50%. We show that the order of magnitude of workforce … workers who end up in irregular, undetectable activities. -- Youth employment ; unemployment ; unemployment duration …