This essay discusses the determinants of youth unemployment within the EU and then the alternative policy options … currently at stake. We argue that youth unemployment regards especially some peripheral EU countries and is due to a mix of … the European Youth Guarantee, which is underfinanced, but also the introduction of better links between the education …

In this paper we will briefly review recent trends in employment outcomes for disadvantaged youth, focusing … education and employment outcomes, both among in - school youth who are at risk of dropping out and becoming disconnected as … well as out - of - school youth who have already done so; 2) Policies to increase earnings and incent more labor force …