Fiscal policy and the youth labour market

"The analysis seeks to evaluate the potential that expansionary fiscal policy can have – and under which conditions – to ameliorate, and restrictive fiscal policy to worsen, conditions in youth labour markets. Through a panel econometric model applied to European countries, the analysis finds t...

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Main Authors: Ebell, Monique, O’Higgins, Niall
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Geneva 2015
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19105454124919236369-Fiscal-policy-and-the-youth-la.htm
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Summary:"The analysis seeks to evaluate the potential that expansionary fiscal policy can have – and under which conditions – to ameliorate, and restrictive fiscal policy to worsen, conditions in youth labour markets. Through a panel econometric model applied to European countries, the analysis finds that a fully countercyclical fiscal policy is an instrument well-suited to ameliorating youth unemployment."
Physical Description:32 p.
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