The Employment of the Low-Skilled Youth in France

Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo () and Klaus Zimmermann ()

No 64, IZA Policy Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Youth unemployment is notoriously high in France, in particular for the low-skilled. Within the EU, only the crisis countries of Southern Europe fare worse. This report delivered to the French Council of Economic Analysis analyzes the causes and consequences of this alarming trend. In addition, drawing on the available evidence on various measures that could improve the current situation, concrete policies proposals are derived that cover the areas of vocational education, second chance programs, job search assistance, income support, employment subsidies and dismissal protection.

Keywords: France; employment protection; vocational education; minimum wage; youth unemployment; labor policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 J38 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2013-06
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