Attitudes

New publication from ILO – Youth and rural development: Evidence from 25 school-to-work transition studies

Attitudes, Vulnerable groups

The ILO “Work4Youth”Project is pleased to share with you its latest publication titled: Youth and rural development: Evidence from 25 school-to-work transition surveys. This report, based on the school-to-work transitions surveys (SWTSs) run in 2012-2013, assesses the labour market conditions of youth in rural and urban areas and offers insights into prospects for fundamental transformations of ru... »

Youth poverty, employment and leaving the parental home in Europe

Attitudes, Related Publications, Vulnerable groups

Sara Ayllón from the University of Girona has a new publication: Ayllón, Sara (2014). ‘Youth poverty, employment and leaving the parental home in Europe’, Review of Income and Wealth. Abstract: This paper studies the nature of youth poverty dynamics in Europe. First, it analyzes to what extent experiencing poverty in a given period is in itself positively related to the probability of ... »

Special Issue: Economic Crisis and Austerity in Southern Europe: Threat or Opportunity for a Sustainable Welfare State? Edited by Maria Petmesidou & Ana M. Guillén

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Special Issue: Economic Crisis and Austerity in Southern Europe: Threat or Opportunity for a Sustainable Welfare State? Edited by Maria Petmesidou & Ana M. Guillén Published by Taylor and Francis Online, containing the following articles: Can the Welfare State as We Know It Survive? A View from the Crisis-Ridden South European Periphery Maria Petmesidou & Ana M. Guillén Pages: 295-307 Reas... »

Mapping Youth Transitions in Europe

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A new report has been published by STYLE advisor, Massimiliano Mascherini, from Eurofound Summary: Young people in Europe continue to experience great difficulties in entering the labour market. Although the youth unemployment rate in a few Member States has started to fall, overall 23% of young European job-seekers aged 15–24 could not find a job in January 2014. In 2012, 14.6 million young peopl... »

Compromising Conventions: Attitudes to Families and Maternal Employment in Denmark, Poland, Spain and the UK

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O’Reilly, J., Roche J. and Nazio, T.  (2014) ‘Compromising Conventions: Attitudes to Families and Maternal Employment in Denmark, Poland, Spain and the UK’ Work, Employment and Society http://wes.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/12/02/0950017013491307 »

Unemployment and Subjective Well-being

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Russell, H. McGinnity, F. and Watson, D. (2013) ‘Unemployment and Subjective Well-being’ in D. Gallie (ed.) Economic Crisis, Quality of Work, and Social Integration:  The European Experience (Oxford: OUP) Purchase http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199664726.do »