Has the Youth Labour Market Deteriorated in Recent Decades? Evidence from Developed Countries?

This paper investigates the evidence concerning trends in youth relative pay and employment in developed economies since the mid-1970s, focusing on structural change on the demand-side of the labour market. The evidence is suggestive, but not conclusive, concerning the hypothesis of a youth-unfriendly trend in labour demand in all developed economies.

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