Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/52080 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 5674
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This article reviews the effects of the Great Recession on youth labour markets. We argue that young people aged 16-24 have suffered disproportionately during the recession. Using the USA and UK as case studies, we analyse youth unemployment using microdata. We argue that there is convincing evidence that the effects of unemployment when young impose costs on individuals and society well into the future. Though the effects of current policies on youth unemployment are uncertain, there is still a strong case for policy intervention to address the difficulties that the young are having in accessing employment.
Subjects: 
youth unemployment
JEL: 
J01
J11
J21
J23
J38
J64
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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