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Does labor force participation rates of youth vary within the business cycle? : evidence from Germany and Poland

Dunsch, Sophie - 2016

Unemployment rates, especially among youth, have increased in various countries of Europe over the last years. As labor force participation rate is one key influence on unemployment, I estimate country specific coefficients for the responsiveness of the labor force participation rates to the...

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The Effects of Youth Employment: Evidence from New York City Summer Youth Employment Program Lotteries

Gelber, Alexander; Isen, Adam; Kessler, Judd B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

Youth Employment Program (SYEP), the largest summer youth employment program in the U.S., by merging SYEP administrative … incarceration data. In assessing the three rationales, we find that: (1) SYEP participation causes average earnings and the … and employment; (2) SYEP participation causes a moderate decrease in average earnings for three years following the …

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Does labor force participation rates of youth vary within the business cycle? Evidence from Germany and Poland

Dunsch, Sophie - 2016

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Better harnessing talent and knowledge to boost sustainable medium-term growth in Spain

Haugh, David; Westmore, Ben - 2014

Structural transformation towards a more knowledge-based economy will strengthen Spain’s medium-term growth prospects. To deal with long standing impediments to higher growth the government has a substantial structural reform programme touching on education, the labour market and the business...

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The Changing Nature of the School-to-Work Transition Process in OECD Countries

Quintini, Glenda - 2007

Despite the fact that today's young cohorts are smaller in number and better educated than their older counterparts, high youth unemployment remains a serious problem in many OECD countries. This reflects a variety of factors, including the relatively high proportion of young people leaving...

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What Makes Youth Become NEET? The Evidence from Russian LFS

Zudina, Anna - 2017

This article addresses the issue of socio-demographic factors of becoming NEET, i.e. dropping out of employment, education or training for individuals aged 15-24. Empirical analysis was based on the micro-data of Russian Labour Force Survey (LFS) by Federal State Statistics Service for...

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The challenges of rural youth employment in Africa : a literature review

Kubik, Zaneta - 2022

This paper provides a literature review on youth employment challenges in rural Africa. The rapidly changing demographic structure across the continent is expected to have important economic and social consequences, especially for employment. So far, despite sustained economic growth, African...

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An Analysis of Youth Unemployment in the Euro Area

Salvador, Ramon Gomez; Leiner-Killinger, Nadine - 2021

The paper starts by presenting some stylised facts on youth unemployment over the last two decades, both at the euro area and the country level. It shows that despite declining considerably over the last few years, youth unemployment has remained at a high level relative to other age groups in...

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Recent trends in the youth labor market in Colombia : diagnosis and policy challenges

Ham, Andrés; Maldonado, Darío; Guzmán-Gutiérrez, … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 11 (2021) 1, pp. 1-62

This paper characterizes the labor market of youth in Colombia from 2008 to 2017. We estimate labor market indicators for individuals aged between 14 and 28 years using microdata from Colombia's household surveys over the study period. Our estimates document the main patterns and trends in the...

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Better Harnessing Talent and Knowledge to Boost Sustainable Medium-term Growth in Spain

Haugh, David; Westmore, Ben - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

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