by Marc T. Law and Fazil Mihlar

Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• An Overview of Youth Unemployment Data
• Is Youth Unemployment Significantly Worse Today?
• Youth Unemployment Rates and Labour Force Participation Rates
• Regional Perspectives on Youth Unemployment
• Regression Analysis of Youth Labour Market Variables
• Individual-Level Characteristics of Unemployed Youth
• Policy Implications
• Conclusions
• Notes
• Bibliography
• About the Authors

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