By reducing the commitment made by employers, fixed-term contracts can help low-skilled youth find a first job. However, the long-term impact of fixed-term contracts on these workers' careers may be negative. Using Spanish social security data, we analyze the impact of a large liberalization in...

Das Erwerbslosigkeitsrisiko Jugendlicher in Europa bewegt sich weiterhin auf hohem Niveau. Insbesondere die Rezession in den Jahren 2008/09 hat langfristige Spuren auf dem Arbeitsmarkt für Jugendliche hinterlassen. 2014 waren jedoch erstmalig Hinweise auf eine Verbesserung der Lage zu...

In diesem Bericht werden erstmals Agenturbezirke mit und ohne Jugendberufsagenturen anhand verschiedener Indikatoren verglichen. Diese Indikatoren bilden das Ziel von Jugendberufsagenturen – die verbesserte berufliche Integration junger Menschen – ab. Die zur Analyse verwendeten Daten der...

Belgium has one of the largest gaps in labour market outcomes between natives and individuals of foreign origin. One might expect that the children of migrants (the so-called second generation) would perform better than the first generation, as they ought to have a better knowledge of the local...

Preface: the genesis of the book -- Introduction: the perceptions we hold today -- Rebuilding the backdrop for millennials -- They're not lazy, they're redefining productivity -- They're not entitled, they have entrepreneurial spirit -- They don't need handholding, they're agile -- They're not...

A central issue in estimating the employment effects of minimum wages is the appropriate comparison group for states (or other regions) that adopt or increase the minimum wage. In recent research, Dube et al. (Rev Econ Stat 92:945-964, 2010) and Allegretto et al. (Ind Relat 50:205-240, 2011)...