Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273697 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Policy Paper No. 188
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Economic and social disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis have particularly affected younger people, and therefore policy should respond with measures, programmes and initiatives targeted at this population group. Next to broader labour market and economic measures, which ultimately also benefit younger people, youth-targeted measures are needed given the specific impacts of the pandemic and resulting challenges. Against this background, this policy brief gives an overview on actual policy responses in the area of youth employment during the COVID-19 crisis in 20 selected countries. If such measures are implemented, they share the common goals of reducing the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on younger workers and avoiding long-term scarring effects. However, the precise nature, extent and scope of such measures substantially differ across countries. Given the fragility and large uncertainty of economic recovery that is still present in early 2022, broader policy support continues to be needed, including specific policy measures targeting youth.
Subjects: 
work
decent work
employment policy
education
skills
rapid assessment
economic recovery
economic sectors
gender equality
youth
COVID-19
survey
JEL: 
E24
H12
J08
J13
J68
O57
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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