Youth employment in Europe: do institutions and social capital explain better than mainstream economics?

Why did employment growth - high in the last decade - take place at the expense of young workers mainly, but not only. in the countries of Southern Europe? Youth unemployment is now exceeding 30%, after decades hovering around 20% and over, despite a variety of factors, common to most EU countries,...

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Main Author: Bruno Contini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC 2012-08-01
Series:The European Journal of Comparative Economics
Online Access:http://eaces.liuc.it/18242979201202/182429792012090204.pdf