Impediments to the employment of young people: Review of research
Authors:
Mark Wooden
Publication date:
11 June 1999
Publication type:
Research summary
Themes:
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways after compulsory education
Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways to work
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
ISBN:
0 87397 517 0
Four major impediments to higher youth employment are identified in this review. These are: the inability to maintain rates of economic growth sufficient to reduce unemployment without inducing inflationary pressures; changes in the composition of demand for labour favoring more highly skilled workers; systems for delivery of vocational education and training which remain poorly adapted to users' needs; and wage structures that prevent the market for youth labour from clearing.
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