Title
Youth Labor Market Integration in European Regions
Author
Rosario Scandurra
Department of Sociology & GEPS, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Abstract
Countries’ institutional configurations and structural characteristics play an important role in shaping transitions from school to work. Recent empirical evidence shows significant regional and territorial differences in youth unemployment and labor market participation. Along this research strand, we argue in favor of a place-sensitive approach to youth labor market integration in order to address the regional disparities of young people’s opportunities. In order to investigate the synergic effect of different contextual configurations, we construct a composite measure, namely, the youth labor market integration (YLMI) index. This considers a wide range of indicators of the access, exclusion, and duration of the transition into employment at the regional level. The YLMI index allows cross-regional and longitudinal comparisons of the European Union (EU) local labor markets and youth employment opportunities.
Keywords
territorial governanceschool-to-work transitionsplace-sensitiveEU cohesion policyyouth unemploymentterritorial disparities
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1184169
Appeared in
Title
Sustainability
Volume
12
Issue
9
ISSN
2071-1050
Issued
2020
Publisher
MDPI AG
Date issued
2020
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