Youth Unemployment in Advanced Economies in Europe: Searching for Solutions

By Angana Banerji, Sergejs Saksonovs, Huidan Huidan Lin, Rodolphe Blavy

December 5, 2014

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Angana Banerji, Sergejs Saksonovs, Huidan Huidan Lin, and Rodolphe Blavy. Youth Unemployment in Advanced Economies in Europe: Searching for Solutions, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2014) accessed November 21, 2024

Disclaimer: This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors and not to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management. Staff Discussion Notes are published to elicit comments and to further debate.

Summary

The SDN will assess the youth unemployment problem in advanced European countries, with a special focus on the euro area. It will document the main trends in youth and adult unemployment in 22 European countries before and after the global financial crisis. It will identify the main drivers of youth and adult unemployment, focusing in particular on the role of the business cycle and structural characteristics of the labor market. It will outline the main elements of a comprehensive strategy to address the problem.

Subject: Employment, Labor, Labor markets, Minimum wages, Unemployment, Unemployment rate

Keywords: Area country, Business cycle, Employment, Europe, Global, Labor market factor, Labor market factors, Labor markets, Minimum wages, Okun’s law, Product market, SDN, Unemployment, Unemployment rate, Youth employment, Youth unemployment

Publication Details

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31
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Staff Discussion Notes No. 2014/011
Stock No:

SDNEA201411
ISBN:

9781498337113
ISSN:

2617-6750

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