Does labor force participation rates of youth vary within the business cycle? Evidence from Germany and Poland

Sophie Dunsch

No 386, Discussion Papers from European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Department of Business Administration and Economics

Abstract: Unemployment rates, especially among youth, have increased in various countries of Europe over the last years. As labor force participation rate is one key influence on unemployment, I estimate country specific coefficients for the responsiveness of the labor force participation rates to the business cycle for different age cohorts. The results show that an influence of the business cycle on movements of the participation rates are only statistically significant for the youngest age cohort of the 15-to-24-years old in Germany, suggesting a discouraged worker effect.

Keywords: Youth Unemployment; Youth Labor Force Participation; Poland; Germany; Business Fluctuations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 E32 J13 J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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