Youth Unemployment in Advanced Economies in Europe: Searching for Solutions

Angana Banerji, Sergejs Saksonovs, Huidan Lin and Rodolphe Blavy

No 2014/011, IMF Staff Discussion Notes from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: SDN; youth unemployment; labor market factor; area country; business cycle; product market; Youth employment; Okun’s law; labor market factors; Unemployment; Unemployment rate; Labor markets; Employment; Minimum wages; Europe; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2014-12-05
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