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The after-effects of youth unemployment: More vulnerable persons are less likely to succeed in Youth Guarantee programmes

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  • Eva Selenko

    (Loughborough University, UK)

  • Kerstin Pils

    (Jugend am Werk, Austria)

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This article investigates unemployed adolescents’ success in re-employment programmes. It proposes that not being in employment, education, or training indicates a setback in the achievement of important life goals, which affects mental health and success in re-employment programmes. Adolescents who are more affected by the experience of unemployment will be even less likely to succeed. An analysis of longitudinal archival records of 300 adolescents in a Youth Guarantee apprenticeship scheme confirms the expectations. Adolescents who were more vulnerable during unemployment and who had a worse relationship with their parents when starting the apprenticeship were more likely to drop out within the first year. The effect of age was moderated by relationship quality. The results show that taking the prior experience of not being in employment, education and training into account can offer a new understanding for the success of re-employment programmes. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

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  • Eva Selenko & Kerstin Pils, 2019. "The after-effects of youth unemployment: More vulnerable persons are less likely to succeed in Youth Guarantee programmes," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 40(2), pages 282-300, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:40:y:2019:i:2:p:282-300
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X16653186
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