Family Income and Wealth, Youth Unemployment and Active Labour Market Policies

Fiorella Kostoris Padoa Schioppa and Claudio Lupi

International Review of Applied Economics, 2002, vol. 16, issue 4, 407-416

Abstract: This paper studies some features of unemployment in Italy using cross section individual micro data. Since unemployment is particularly harsh with respect to youths, interest is focused on 15-29-year-old youngsters. The analysis is carried out using standard logit models and the results show that personal and family characteristics play an essential role in shaping youth activity and unemployment rates of short and long duration, together with product market conditions and labour market features. In particular, the income effect seems relevant for participation decisions, while the family wealth helps in reducing youth unemployment. Various policy instruments might be able to reduce youth unemployment, especially if these instruments are targeted through means-testing on family income and wealth and through a proper distinction between the first job seekers and the strictly unemployed.

Date: 2002
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