Ragui Assaad (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774162480
- eISBN:
- 9781617970313
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774162480.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This book is a follow-up to a 1998 publication by the Economic Research Forum (ERF). Its significance lies in the contributors' reliance on fresh data and solid analytical techniques used to examine ...
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This book is a follow-up to a 1998 publication by the Economic Research Forum (ERF). Its significance lies in the contributors' reliance on fresh data and solid analytical techniques used to examine a wide spectrum of issues concerning the labor market in Egypt. The range of topics includes labor supply, employment and unemployment, youth labor market school-to-work transition, internal and international migration, earnings and inequality, and gender and education. The papers in the book are based on data collected in the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey of 2006, a follow-up to the Egypt Labor Market Survey of 1998.Less
This book is a follow-up to a 1998 publication by the Economic Research Forum (ERF). Its significance lies in the contributors' reliance on fresh data and solid analytical techniques used to examine a wide spectrum of issues concerning the labor market in Egypt. The range of topics includes labor supply, employment and unemployment, youth labor market school-to-work transition, internal and international migration, earnings and inequality, and gender and education. The papers in the book are based on data collected in the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey of 2006, a follow-up to the Egypt Labor Market Survey of 1998.
Kari Hadjivassiliou (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781447350347
- eISBN:
- 9781447350354
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447350347.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work
This chapter examines countries' performance regarding youth unemployment. Although the labour market situation of young people has started to improve in a number of countries since the Great ...
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This chapter examines countries' performance regarding youth unemployment. Although the labour market situation of young people has started to improve in a number of countries since the Great Recession of 2007–8, youth unemployment still remains very high across Europe. High youth unemployment rates reflect young people's difficulties in securing employment, or the inefficiency of the labour market. Germany and the Netherlands have established the most effective institutions to achieve a high integration of 15–19 year-olds in education and employment. Indeed, both Germany and the Netherlands are amongst the highest performing countries in the EU for making sure their young people are in employment. Austria and Denmark also achieve good youth labour market and employment outcomes. Meanwhile, countries like France and the UK try to facilitate school-to-work (STW) transitions by lowering labour costs through subsidies or low employment protection.Less
This chapter examines countries' performance regarding youth unemployment. Although the labour market situation of young people has started to improve in a number of countries since the Great Recession of 2007–8, youth unemployment still remains very high across Europe. High youth unemployment rates reflect young people's difficulties in securing employment, or the inefficiency of the labour market. Germany and the Netherlands have established the most effective institutions to achieve a high integration of 15–19 year-olds in education and employment. Indeed, both Germany and the Netherlands are amongst the highest performing countries in the EU for making sure their young people are in employment. Austria and Denmark also achieve good youth labour market and employment outcomes. Meanwhile, countries like France and the UK try to facilitate school-to-work (STW) transitions by lowering labour costs through subsidies or low employment protection.
Jacqueline O'Reilly, Clémentine Moyart, Tiziana Nazio, and Mark Smith (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781447350347
- eISBN:
- 9781447350354
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447350347.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work
After the financial crisis of 2008, youth unemployment soared across Europe, leaving a generation of highly qualified young people frustrated in their search for secure, meaningful work. This ...
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After the financial crisis of 2008, youth unemployment soared across Europe, leaving a generation of highly qualified young people frustrated in their search for secure, meaningful work. This extensive collection summarises the findings of a large-scale EU funded project on Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe (STYLE). Including the often overlooked and unheard voices of young people themselves, this eclectic range of chapters discuss the distinctive characteristics of the current phase of youth employment. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the causes of European youth unemployment and assesses the effectiveness of labour market policies across the region.Less
After the financial crisis of 2008, youth unemployment soared across Europe, leaving a generation of highly qualified young people frustrated in their search for secure, meaningful work. This extensive collection summarises the findings of a large-scale EU funded project on Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe (STYLE). Including the often overlooked and unheard voices of young people themselves, this eclectic range of chapters discuss the distinctive characteristics of the current phase of youth employment. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the causes of European youth unemployment and assesses the effectiveness of labour market policies across the region.
Pauline Leonard and Rachel J. Wilde
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781529202298
- eISBN:
- 9781529202335
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781529202298.003.0001
- Subject:
- Business and Management, HRM / IR
This chapter outlines the key aims of the book: first, to explore what it is like for young people to undergo employability training as a pathway into work in the UK; second, to investigate the ...
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This chapter outlines the key aims of the book: first, to explore what it is like for young people to undergo employability training as a pathway into work in the UK; second, to investigate the strategies and motivations of local policymakers and training providers, whose mission it is to achieve employability skills development indifferent regions of the UK; and third, through the lens of a Post-Foucauldian governmentality approach, to contribute theoretically to understanding of both policy and practice of youth employability training in the UK context. Each of these aims is introduced and the structure of the book’s chapters is presented.Less
This chapter outlines the key aims of the book: first, to explore what it is like for young people to undergo employability training as a pathway into work in the UK; second, to investigate the strategies and motivations of local policymakers and training providers, whose mission it is to achieve employability skills development indifferent regions of the UK; and third, through the lens of a Post-Foucauldian governmentality approach, to contribute theoretically to understanding of both policy and practice of youth employability training in the UK context. Each of these aims is introduced and the structure of the book’s chapters is presented.
Seamus McGuinness, Adele Bergin, and Adele Whelan
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190864798
- eISBN:
- 9780190864828
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190864798.003.0018
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy, Communities and Organizations
Less favorable outcomes—such as overeducation—early in the careers of younger workers may impact negatively on future labor market success, so it is important to understand the incidence of youth ...
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Less favorable outcomes—such as overeducation—early in the careers of younger workers may impact negatively on future labor market success, so it is important to understand the incidence of youth overeducation, its evolution over time, and the drivers of youth labor market mismatch. Most research has focused on examining the incidence and impacts of overeducation. This chapter represents one of the few attempts to examine patterns of overeducation within countries, while the adoption of a time-series approach enables the identification of common trends across Europe. Overeducation rates in Europe are converging upward over time, and the general pattern of overeducation is linked across many countries, suggesting that the phenomenon responds in a similar way to external shocks and, consequently, may react in similar ways to appropriate policy interventions. This chapter finds that youth overeducation is driven by the composition of education provision, aggregate labor demand, and labor market flexibility.Less
Less favorable outcomes—such as overeducation—early in the careers of younger workers may impact negatively on future labor market success, so it is important to understand the incidence of youth overeducation, its evolution over time, and the drivers of youth labor market mismatch. Most research has focused on examining the incidence and impacts of overeducation. This chapter represents one of the few attempts to examine patterns of overeducation within countries, while the adoption of a time-series approach enables the identification of common trends across Europe. Overeducation rates in Europe are converging upward over time, and the general pattern of overeducation is linked across many countries, suggesting that the phenomenon responds in a similar way to external shocks and, consequently, may react in similar ways to appropriate policy interventions. This chapter finds that youth overeducation is driven by the composition of education provision, aggregate labor demand, and labor market flexibility.
Renate Ortlieb, Maura Sheehan, and Jaan Masso
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190864798
- eISBN:
- 9780190864828
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190864798.003.0020
- Subject:
- Social Work, Social Policy, Communities and Organizations
Since the onset of the recent economic crisis, there has been renewed interest among policymakers across Europe in measures to stimulate self-employment and entrepreneurship as an alternative to ...
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Since the onset of the recent economic crisis, there has been renewed interest among policymakers across Europe in measures to stimulate self-employment and entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment. However, fundamental questions about policies that promote self-employment, especially among young people, remain unanswered. For instance, do such policies create new jobs or just promote new forms of precarious, poor-quality employment? This chapter finds that for some young people, self-employment is an option that offers high-quality jobs. Young self-employed people report that they can use and further develop their skills, and they appreciate the high degrees of autonomy and flexibility. However, the actual volume of jobs created through self-employment is low. Moreover, job quality is impaired by poor social protection, with severe negative consequences especially in the long term. Policies are needed to address the risks associated with self-employment, especially in relation to unemployment, health care, and pension benefits.Less
Since the onset of the recent economic crisis, there has been renewed interest among policymakers across Europe in measures to stimulate self-employment and entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment. However, fundamental questions about policies that promote self-employment, especially among young people, remain unanswered. For instance, do such policies create new jobs or just promote new forms of precarious, poor-quality employment? This chapter finds that for some young people, self-employment is an option that offers high-quality jobs. Young self-employed people report that they can use and further develop their skills, and they appreciate the high degrees of autonomy and flexibility. However, the actual volume of jobs created through self-employment is low. Moreover, job quality is impaired by poor social protection, with severe negative consequences especially in the long term. Policies are needed to address the risks associated with self-employment, especially in relation to unemployment, health care, and pension benefits.
Sarah Weakley
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781447341666
- eISBN:
- 9781447355618
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447341666.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This chapter analyses the impact of implicit and explicit family welfare resources on young people's transition to economic independence, drawing on longitudinal data from the 1970 British Cohort ...
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This chapter analyses the impact of implicit and explicit family welfare resources on young people's transition to economic independence, drawing on longitudinal data from the 1970 British Cohort Study and the 1997 US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. In both the UK and the US, the commonly used measure of parental socioeconomic background was a factor that persisted and intensified as cohort members moved through a transition. Rather than inequalities reducing into adulthood, inequalities widened. Trends in co-residence and labour market insecurity in the UK mirror those of the US; therefore, the US evidence can inform both future research and policy formation in the UK. The empirical evidence suggests that if social policy in the UK is interested in supporting successful youth transitions across the income spectrum, the long-lasting imbalance created by unequal family resources will need to be addressed, beginning with a restructuring of the benefit system for low-income young people alongside structural changes to the youth labour market.Less
This chapter analyses the impact of implicit and explicit family welfare resources on young people's transition to economic independence, drawing on longitudinal data from the 1970 British Cohort Study and the 1997 US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. In both the UK and the US, the commonly used measure of parental socioeconomic background was a factor that persisted and intensified as cohort members moved through a transition. Rather than inequalities reducing into adulthood, inequalities widened. Trends in co-residence and labour market insecurity in the UK mirror those of the US; therefore, the US evidence can inform both future research and policy formation in the UK. The empirical evidence suggests that if social policy in the UK is interested in supporting successful youth transitions across the income spectrum, the long-lasting imbalance created by unequal family resources will need to be addressed, beginning with a restructuring of the benefit system for low-income young people alongside structural changes to the youth labour market.
Anna Baranowska
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804775908
- eISBN:
- 9780804778954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804775908.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
This chapter discusses the influence of level and type of education on the labor market outcomes of graduates in Poland. It focuses on variation of youth labor market outcomes corresponding to ...
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This chapter discusses the influence of level and type of education on the labor market outcomes of graduates in Poland. It focuses on variation of youth labor market outcomes corresponding to different educational programs and shows the role of fields of study in the labor market integration of young people. It provides new evidence related to the influence of fields of study on job search duration and job tenure within a dynamic analytical framework and explores whether demanding technical fields indeed provide higher labor market returns. The discussion first surveys the theoretical underpinnings of the links between the type of secondary and tertiary education for subsequent labor market outcomes. Then, it presents and analyzes the results of the study.Less
This chapter discusses the influence of level and type of education on the labor market outcomes of graduates in Poland. It focuses on variation of youth labor market outcomes corresponding to different educational programs and shows the role of fields of study in the labor market integration of young people. It provides new evidence related to the influence of fields of study on job search duration and job tenure within a dynamic analytical framework and explores whether demanding technical fields indeed provide higher labor market returns. The discussion first surveys the theoretical underpinnings of the links between the type of secondary and tertiary education for subsequent labor market outcomes. Then, it presents and analyzes the results of the study.
Antoine Goujard, Barbara Petrongolo, and John Van Reenen
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- April 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199587377
- eISBN:
- 9780191808647
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199587377.003.0004
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Macro- and Monetary Economics
This chapter discusses increased unemployment in the youth labour market. It attributes this to the increase in immigration, minimum wages, skill demand changes, and schooling though there is little ...
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This chapter discusses increased unemployment in the youth labour market. It attributes this to the increase in immigration, minimum wages, skill demand changes, and schooling though there is little evidence for these factors. The chapter also states that the welfare reforms introduced in 1998 have had a positive impact on employment but, the de-emphasis on unemployed youth during the middle of the 2000s may have been a factor in the weakening of the youth labour market.Less
This chapter discusses increased unemployment in the youth labour market. It attributes this to the increase in immigration, minimum wages, skill demand changes, and schooling though there is little evidence for these factors. The chapter also states that the welfare reforms introduced in 1998 have had a positive impact on employment but, the de-emphasis on unemployed youth during the middle of the 2000s may have been a factor in the weakening of the youth labour market.
Shawn Bohen and Gerald Chertavian
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198785453
- eISBN:
- 9780191827372
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785453.003.0020
- Subject:
- Business and Management, International Business
Arguably the most visible failing of modern capitalism has been its inability to provide economic opportunity for many young people. This is true not only in many parts of the developing world, but ...
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Arguably the most visible failing of modern capitalism has been its inability to provide economic opportunity for many young people. This is true not only in many parts of the developing world, but increasingly in the US where, paradoxically, millions of disengaged youth coexist with growing numbers of unfilled “middle-skills” jobs. Businesses’ role in education, training, and hiring requires a critical re-imagining, not only to benefit youth, but to protect the capitalist system from the social and political dangers that accompany insufficient economic opportunity. Informed by the authors’ experience leading the innovative youth education and training program “Year Up,” this chapter illuminates conditions in the US and focuses on key ways for business to help address this critical challenge to long-term prosperity.Less
Arguably the most visible failing of modern capitalism has been its inability to provide economic opportunity for many young people. This is true not only in many parts of the developing world, but increasingly in the US where, paradoxically, millions of disengaged youth coexist with growing numbers of unfilled “middle-skills” jobs. Businesses’ role in education, training, and hiring requires a critical re-imagining, not only to benefit youth, but to protect the capitalist system from the social and political dangers that accompany insufficient economic opportunity. Informed by the authors’ experience leading the innovative youth education and training program “Year Up,” this chapter illuminates conditions in the US and focuses on key ways for business to help address this critical challenge to long-term prosperity.
