The Puzzle on Unemployment Factors and the Welfare State Role in Greece

2017 ◽  
pp. 212-234
Author(s):  
Argyris Kyridis ◽  
Maria Pavlis Korres ◽  
Christos Dimitrios Tourtouras ◽  
Nikos Fotopoulos ◽  
Christos Zagkos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Scientific Achievement ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Post Industrial

In an era of major technological, digital and scientific achievement, in the modern post-industrial globalized society of great contradictions, problems and conflicts, the unemployment phenomenon, which affects young people to a greater extent, is exacerbated. Greece is the country that was affected more than any other country in southern Europe by the multiple effects of the economic crisis, which among others catapulted youth unemployment to unprecedented levels. This chapter presents a research on views and attitudes analysis of male and female students of higher education in Greece towards unemployment as a social phenomenon, towards stereotypical attitudes on unemployment, as well as towards the ways and forms of the research phenomenon configuration. Subsequently, this research attempts to record, analyze and interpret the students' views and attitudes towards the Greek welfare state, thoroughly studying the correlations of all the above data.

The Puzzle on Unemployment Factors and the Welfare State Role in Greece

2020 ◽  
pp. 680-703
Author(s):  
Argyris Kyridis ◽  
Maria Pavlis Korres ◽  
Christos Dimitrios Tourtouras ◽  
Nikos Fotopoulos ◽  
Christos Zagkos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Scientific Achievement ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Post Industrial

In an era of major technological, digital and scientific achievement, in the modern post-industrial globalized society of great contradictions, problems and conflicts, the unemployment phenomenon, which affects young people to a greater extent, is exacerbated. Greece is the country that was affected more than any other country in southern Europe by the multiple effects of the economic crisis, which among others catapulted youth unemployment to unprecedented levels. This chapter presents a research on views and attitudes analysis of male and female students of higher education in Greece towards unemployment as a social phenomenon, towards stereotypical attitudes on unemployment, as well as towards the ways and forms of the research phenomenon configuration. Subsequently, this research attempts to record, analyze and interpret the students' views and attitudes towards the Greek welfare state, thoroughly studying the correlations of all the above data.

scholarly journals HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE GROWTH OF MENIAL JOBS

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-20
Author(s):  
Łukasz Albański
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Iron Cage ◽  
Graduate Unemployment ◽  
Almost All ◽  
University Degree

Young people are confronting a world in which they may not achieve economic strides their parents did. Almost all will have been awarded university degree, worth far less (in the terms and conditions of their employment) than that of their parents, if they themselves graduated from university. In the article the author discusses the relationship between higher education and stratification. The concepts of meritocracy and credentialism are considered and a particular attention is paid to an equal/unequal access to education dilemma. Discussed is why a liberal arts education is losing ground and why it is being made a scapegoat for graduate unemployment. Does the nightmare of Weber’s “iron cage of rationalization” come true and is the contemporary university in the service of an economic order with all the related technical requirements of machine production? In the second part of the article the role of meritocratic discourse and educational credential inflation is considered as well as the growth of menial jobs for young people as a case in Poland. Key words: education at post-secondary level, liberal arts, youth unemployment, inequality, Poland.

scholarly journals Returns To Education During And After The Economic Crisis: Evidence From Latvia 2006–2012

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karlis Vilerts ◽  
Olegs Krasnopjorovs ◽  
Edgars Brekis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Instrumental Variable ◽  
Wage Differential ◽  
Returns To Education ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
City Region

We employ EU-SILC micro data for Latvia to study how returns to education changed during the economic crisis of 2008–2009 and afterwards. We found that returns to education increased significantly during the crisis and decreased slightly during the subsequent economic recovery. The counter-cyclical effect was evident in nearly all population groups. After the crisis, education became more associated than before with a longer working week and a higher employment probability. Furthermore, we show that returns to education in Latvia are generally higher in the capital city and its suburbs than outside the capital city region, as well as for citizens of Latvia than for resident non-citizens and citizens of other countries, but lower for males and young people. Wage differential models reveal a relatively large wage premium for higher education and a rather small one for secondary education. Estimates obtained with instrumental variable (IV) models significantly exceed the OLS estimates.

Empowering Hub

2018 ◽  
pp. 256-284
Author(s):  
Teresa Dieguez
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Long Run ◽  
School Careers ◽  
Passive Attitude

Young people throughout their school careers have high aspirations and expectations regarding the value of all its educational degree's diplomas for employability. However due to the recent economic crisis, these factors were largely set aside. A lot of the Portuguese youth is living hard professional insertion processes and are suffering from low self-esteem and social exclusion. Youth unemployment leaves a “wage scar” that can hold on into middle age, developing a passive attitude and lack of social participation, which in the long run turns out to have negative implications for society. By being aware of this reality, this chapter presents a strategic plan focused on the School of Industrial Studies and Management (ESEIG), in Portugal, but with the potential to be applied elsewhere. The author wishes to contribute for the resolution of the economic crisis that the country is facing.

scholarly journals Adjusting to new employment landscapes: Consequences of precarious employment for young Australians

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Chesters ◽  
Hernan Cuervo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Young People ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Jel Codes ◽  
Precarious Employment ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Life Pattern ◽  
Post Industrial

As economies transition from industrial to post-industrial, the types of jobs available and employment conditions change. Research indicates that youth employment has been negatively impacted by these changes. For young people seeking to enter the labour market, particularly those combining employment and study, precarious employment has become the norm. However, precarious employment is, for many, no longer a stepping stone on the path to permanent employment. Many young Australians, even those with higher education qualifications, experience prolonged periods of precarious employment. To examine how new employment landscapes are experienced by young workers, we conduct analysis of data collected by the Life Pattern Project, a longitudinal mixed-methods study. Our results show that precarious employment is related to lower levels of job satisfaction and autonomy in young adulthood. JEL Codes: J20, J28, J41

scholarly journals Higher Education Curriculum and the Capability and Functioning of Young People in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David O. Akeju
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Poor State ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Higher Institutions

The demand for higher education among young people has resulted in the huge number of candidates seeking enrollment into higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. The population has consistently increased without a corresponding expansion in educational infrastructure and adjustment in curriculum. Drawing from Amartya Sen’s theory of capabilities and functioning, this paper argues that the population of young people with tertiary education represents a cohort whose capabilities and functioning are at variance with local development needs. The paper further expands the argument by asserting that tertiary educational curriculum, in its current state, is shallow and is a major contributor to the poor state of enrollment for tertiary education and the poor state of youth unemployment in the country. It recommends a re-structuring of the tertiary education system and adjustment to curriculum to meet local industrial demand.

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