Abstract
The austerity measures that Greece is invited to implement since 2009, when the country was formally announced as being in an economic crisis, resulted in a massive loss of jobs, limited government spending and created a rift in the social safety net. Youth unemployment is a complex economic and social phenomenon, the treatment of which is at the heart of economic and social policy. The unemployment rate increased for all age groups between 2008 and 2013. Youth unemployment policies are included in the new part of the general category of ALMP (Active Labor Market Policy). The key features of active labor market policies is that they constitute a supplement to the basic employment policy, as they are only small-scale interventions and targeted at specific groups of workers. The main purpose of this paper is to study the impact of active labor market policies against efforts to tackle youth unemployment, depending on the phase of the transition experience, such as whether young workers live alone or with their parents, whether they are married and have children, etc.
Keywords: Unemployment, Youth, Economic Crisis, Active Labor Market Policies
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References
- Alber, J. (1995). The Development of Welfare States in Europe and America, Transaction Publishers. New Brunswick. London: Transaction Publishers.
- Calmfors, L. (1994). “Active Labour Market Policy and Unemployment- A Framework for the Analysis of Crucial Design Features”. OECD Economic Studies No. 22.
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- Eurofound. (2012). Youth Guarantee: Experiences from Finland and Sweden. EF/12/42/EN.
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- Georgiadou, P. (2014). “Youth and Employment Policies”. Journal Information. vol.217.
- Gravaris D., 2003. "The Relationship of Passive and Active Policies, Employment within the Overall State Intervention in the Labor Market - Theoretical Framework and Empirical Examples". In D. Venieris and Ch. Papatheodorou (ed.) The Social Policy in Greece - Challenges and prospects. Athens. Editions Greek Letters.
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- OECD. (2014). Local Implementation of Youth Quarantees: Emerging Lessons from European Experiences.
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| Publication Date | December 29, 2015 |
| Submission Date | December 27, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015Volume: 1 Issue: 3 |
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