This essay aims to discuss the conditions for a successful implementation of the European Youth Guarantee in Italy. In …

on being seen to be doing something quickly about youth unemployment when, in fact, the structural measures proposed will … the EU level. Given the macroeconomic situation, no policy option will deliver a significant dent in either youth … impact on youth unemployment. Moreover, this impact will come mostly to the detriment of older unemployed persons excluded …

Youth unemployment is one of the principal social and economic challenges of this decade in Europe and around the world … exclusion. It is estimated that one year of unemployment during youth can reduce annual earnings at age 42 by up to 21 % (Gregg …