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Adequate Employment, Underutilisation and Unemployment: an Analysis of Labour Force Outcomes for Australian Youth

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  • Scott Baum

    (Griffith University)

  • William Mitchell

    (The University of Newcastle)

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This paper considers youth labour market disadvantage and presents an analysis which juxtaposes the role of individual supply characteristics with labour demand characteristics to advance an understanding of youth labour market outcomes. The paper takes the concept of employability and using data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) survey and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Household and Population Census develops probit regressions of separate labour force states against individual supply-side and regional level demand characteristics. The results illustrate the importance of considering both supply side and demand side characteristics when considering labour market outcomes and developing potential policy interventions.

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  • Scott Baum & William Mitchell, 2008. "Adequate Employment, Underutilisation and Unemployment: an Analysis of Labour Force Outcomes for Australian Youth," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 11(3), pages 187-201.
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    Keywords

    Models; Duration; Incidence and Job Search; Regional labour markets; population; neighbourhood characterisation;
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    JEL classification:

    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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