Competition between young people and adults: A research note on the structure of the youth labour market

Youth labour market integration in Europe explained Youth labour market integration in Europe explained Young people in Europe face great difficulties nowadays when first entering the labour market. Unemployment and temporary employment are high among youth, although considerable differences in these figures exist between European countries. In this article, we study to what extent cyclical, structural and institutional factors explain cross-national variation in youth labour market integration. In addition, we examine to what degree educational differences exist in the impact of these macro characteristics. To answer these research questions, we use data on young people from 29 European countries who were interviewed in the European Social Survey of 2002, 2004, 2006 or 2008 and left day-time education in the period 1992-2008. The results of the empirical analysis first of all show that high unemployment prevent young people from a smooth integration in the labour market. In addition, economic globalization has a positive effect on youth labour market integration. We also demonstrated that young people experience less difficulties with labour market integration as the educational system is more vocational specific. Higher educated in particular profit from the positive effect of the vocational specificity of the educational system. Finally, as the employment protection legislation of incumbent workers is stricter, young people experience more difficulties with labour market integration, especially higher educated youth.

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In their own words:Unemployed young people on tackling youth labour market constraints in Botswana

Journal of Sociological Research ◽

10.5296/jsr.v6i2.8073 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Latang Sechele

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Labour Market ◽

Expert Knowledge ◽

Youth Voice ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Self Employment ◽

Youth Labour Market ◽

Unemployed Youth ◽

The Unemployed ◽

Youth Labour

Drawing on focus group discussions with unemployed young people in Gaborone and Mogoditshane, Botswana, this paper seeks to capture the ideas of young people regarding how labour market entry constraints could be weakened to provide an enabling environment for wage employment and self-employment. The research is framed on the interpretive paradigm that conceives of youth as agents that are skilled, knowledgeable and capable of reflecting on matters that affect their existence. This is contrary to other studies of the labour market that privilege expert knowledge, presenting young people as voiceless, less knowledgeable and overwhelmed by structures. The suggested employment strategies by the unemployed youth were found to be feasible and matching expert knowledge. This justifies a call to pay attention to the voices of youth in the design of youth labour market policies and programmes.Keywords: Youth voice, labour market constraints, employment strategies, Botswana

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Assessing youth labour market services: Young people’s perceptions and evaluations of service delivery in Germany

Public Policy and Administration ◽

10.1177/0952076717722192 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 22-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jennifer Shore ◽

Jale Tosun

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Young People ◽

Labour Market ◽

Organizational Capacity ◽

Youth Unemployment ◽

Public Employment ◽

Employment Services ◽

Youth Labour Market ◽

People’S Perceptions ◽

Youth Labour

While youth unemployment is a widely studied topic, many accounts fail to take into consideration young adults’ experiences with and perceptions of the public services they make use of. Young people’s perceptions of the services they use are closely linked to a variety of behaviours such as noncompliance, early withdrawal or non-take-up, all of which can hinder the (re-)entry to the labour market. How young people evaluate their interactions with employment services can even have impacts on societal and political attitudes; as for many young people, these experiences represent their first interactions with the state. In this study, we draw on unique survey data to offer insights into young adults’ evaluations and experiences with public employment services in Germany and discuss them in light of the structure and organizational capacity of public employment services to deliver the programmes and services that young adults need. By placing the analytical focus on young people’s evaluations, we argue that although Germany is often highlighted as a highly successful case in terms of youth labour market outcomes; there is nevertheless ample room for improvement in terms of how young people assess the offerings and personal experiences with public employment services.

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Introduction: Getting In and Getting On in the UK’s Youth Labour Market

Getting In and Getting On in the Youth Labour Market ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781529202298.003.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-28

Author(s):

Pauline Leonard ◽

Rachel J. Wilde

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Labour Market ◽

Employability Skills ◽

Skills Development ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Youth Labour Market ◽

The Uk ◽

And Training ◽

Youth Labour ◽

Youth Employability

This chapter outlines the key aims of the book: first, to explore what it is like for young people to undergo employability training as a pathway into work in the UK; second, to investigate the strategies and motivations of local policymakers and training providers, whose mission it is to achieve employability skills development indifferent regions of the UK; and third, through the lens of a Post-Foucauldian governmentality approach, to contribute theoretically to understanding of both policy and practice of youth employability training in the UK context. Each of these aims is introduced and the structure of the book’s chapters is presented.

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Meet the need – the role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market

Kyklos ◽

10.1111/kykl.12269 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (3) ◽

pp. 321-348

Author(s):

Thomas Bolli ◽

Maria Esther Oswald‐Egg ◽

Ladina Rageth

Keyword(s):

Vocational Education ◽

Labour Market ◽

Education And Training ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

Youth Labour Market ◽

And Training ◽

Youth Labour

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The Youth Labour Market, Populism and the Digitalization of Economies

Obnovljeni život ◽

10.31337/oz.74.3.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 74 (3) ◽

pp. 303-320

Author(s):

Raúl González Fabre

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Labour Market ◽

The Political ◽

Economic Competition ◽

Youth Labour Market ◽

Basic Understanding ◽

Youth Labour

Firstly, a basic understanding of economic competition and its role in the lives of the youth is presented. Then two forces are described which have affected the lowest echelons of the labour competition market during the last decade and the political reactions (xenophobic, anti–system) which ensued. Finally, some ideas are summarized which were presented at the discussion on the competitive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the labour market, some of the responses proposed and the basic difficulties that affect them. We conclude that one must expect further political convulsions following infringements of the AI upon the structure of the youth labour market.

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