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An Interview Study of Consequences of Early-Career Unemployment in Bulgaria

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  • Veneta Krasteva

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The article examines the consequences of prolonged unemployment experienced in the beginning of the career in Bulgaria from a subjective point of view. The analysis is based on information obtained from in-depth interviews with people from three age groups who have entered the labor market in periods with high levels of unemployment.

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  • Veneta Krasteva, 2018. "An Interview Study of Consequences of Early-Career Unemployment in Bulgaria," Journal of Innovative Business and Management, DOBA Faculty, vol. 10(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:dob:journl:v:10:y:2018:i:2:a:5
    DOI: 10.32015/JIMB/2018-10-2-5
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    Keywords

    early-career unemployment; consequences; subjective assessment; Bulgaria;
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    JEL classification:

    • J69 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Other
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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