Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. Based on the existing …

This paper assesses the current situation of youth unemployment in the European Union. In this context, the main …

economic crisis that began in 2008. It starts from the observation that the decline in employment and rise in unemployment in … shows that, at least for the time being, unemployment increases have been contained in countries with comparatively strong … ; employment ; EPL ; institutions ; flexibility ; dual labour markets …

In all Mediterranean countries youth unemployment has reached alarming record levels. This paper analyses the current … the situation of young people, but youth unemployment is mostly structural. To overcome this crisis the overall …

and restrictions on fixed‐term contracts; (2) unemployment benefit generosity and coverage; and (3) the intensity of … unemployment benefits and access to ALMPs. In particular, we will provide some evidence on potential changes in hirings on …

Monetary Union (EMU) has to be compensated by an increase in fiscal policy. A joint unemployment insurance is seen as one … opportunity. After comparing a basic design with a "kicking-in" style unemployment insurance, we recommend the latter as it …

In contrast to the recently decreasing unemployment rates in the EU, long-term unemployment remains at alarming levels … standard measures of long-term unemployment and alternative measures of long-term non-employment. Next, we take a closer look …

tiers of social protection, in particular upstream systems such as unemployment insurance, job retention and employment …

unemployment insurance, job retention and employment protection, as they play an additional and potentially prominent role in …