Month: May 2015

Youth entrepreneurship in Europe: Values, attitudes, policies

A new publication by Mascherini, Massimiliano and Bisello, Martina has been published: Youth entrepreneurship in Europe: Values, attitudes, policies Abstract: The level of youth unemployment is alarmingly high in several EU Member States, with rates of over 50% recorded in Spain and Greece in 2013. In light of the potential of entrepreneurs to create employment and sustainable growth, promoting yo... »

Unemployment Dynamics in Central Europe: A Labour Flow Approach

A new paper by Vladislav Flek, Martina Mysíková has been published. Unemployment Dynamics in Central Europe: A Labour Flow Approach Abstract: We analyse labour market flows and unemployment rate dynamics in the Czech Republic (CR), Slovakia and Poland. Relative involvement of working-age individuals in movements between various labour market states appears to be approximately fi ve times lower in ... »

Youth Labour Flows and Exits from Unemployment in Great Recession

A new paper by Vladislav Flek, Martin Hala and Martina Myslikova has been published. Youth Labour Flows and Exits from Unemployment in Great Recession Abstract: Using Spain and the Czech Republic as examples of two EU countries with remarkably different youth labour market performance, we apply a gross flow analysis based on EU-SILC longitudinal data. While in Spain increases in youth unemployment... »