Getting Young People to Work: An Evaluation of Swedish Youth Employment Policy

Getting Young People to Work: An Evaluation of Swedish Youth Employment Policy

The Swedish government guarantees young people jobs under two programs: Youth Opportunities and Youth Teams. Both rely largely on local authorities as employers of last resort. Smaller-scale schemes that offer incentives to employers who provide jobs to unemployed youth have also been tried. These p...

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Veröffentlicht in:International labour review 1989, Vol.128 (3), p.337-356
Hauptverfasser: Jonzon, Bjorn, Wise, Lois Recascino
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Education Work Relationship
Employment
Employment Programs
Foreign Countries
Incentives
Manpower utilization
Public Policy
Sweden
Unemployment
Youth
Youth Employment
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Zusammenfassung:The Swedish government guarantees young people jobs under two programs: Youth Opportunities and Youth Teams. Both rely largely on local authorities as employers of last resort. Smaller-scale schemes that offer incentives to employers who provide jobs to unemployed youth have also been tried. These programs have resulted in a marked decline in youth unemployment. (SK)
ISSN:0020-7780