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3 No Jobs, No Hope: The Future of Youth Employment in Spain

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Abstract

In order to understand youth unemployment in Spain, it is necessary to acknowledge that (a) it has been a persistent phenomenon in the last three decades; (b) the recent economic and financial crisis has hit youth harder than any other group; and (c) chronic youth unemployment is quite uneven across regions in Spain, with Andalucía reporting unemployment rates almost double that of Basque country and more than triple that of the EU-28 in 2018.

Youth unemployment problems in Spain are associated fundamentally with economic growth rates, human capital development and active labor market policies. In this chapter, we focus more on the human capital factors that either promote or depress youth unemployment and on the Spanish labor market policy efforts that have targeted youth. To be sure, Spain does not traditionally have specific policies or legislation that pertain only to youth, but any efforts aimed at the educational system as a whole, and other active labor market policies that relate to this segment of the population, can be considered under the ‘catch-all’ umbrella of youth-oriented policies.

In what follows, we review the nature and magnitude of youth unemployment in Spain and the regional variations. We explore the causes for these high rates, and discuss the Spanish government’s efforts in boosting both the educational and labor market opportunities for youth, and whether these efforts have borne fruit. We also consider the German apprenticeship model and the American entrepreneurship model as potential ways out of high rates of youth unemployment for Spain.

Abstract

In order to understand youth unemployment in Spain, it is necessary to acknowledge that (a) it has been a persistent phenomenon in the last three decades; (b) the recent economic and financial crisis has hit youth harder than any other group; and (c) chronic youth unemployment is quite uneven across regions in Spain, with Andalucía reporting unemployment rates almost double that of Basque country and more than triple that of the EU-28 in 2018.

Youth unemployment problems in Spain are associated fundamentally with economic growth rates, human capital development and active labor market policies. In this chapter, we focus more on the human capital factors that either promote or depress youth unemployment and on the Spanish labor market policy efforts that have targeted youth. To be sure, Spain does not traditionally have specific policies or legislation that pertain only to youth, but any efforts aimed at the educational system as a whole, and other active labor market policies that relate to this segment of the population, can be considered under the ‘catch-all’ umbrella of youth-oriented policies.

In what follows, we review the nature and magnitude of youth unemployment in Spain and the regional variations. We explore the causes for these high rates, and discuss the Spanish government’s efforts in boosting both the educational and labor market opportunities for youth, and whether these efforts have borne fruit. We also consider the German apprenticeship model and the American entrepreneurship model as potential ways out of high rates of youth unemployment for Spain.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of Figures, Tables and Boxes vii
  4. Notes on Contributors ix
  5. Preface xii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. Acceptable Jobs and the Epidemic of Youth Unemployment in Southern Italy 21
  8. No Jobs, No Hope: The Future of Youth Employment in Spain 51
  9. Dirigisme Pour L’Ordinaire: Vocational Training in 21st Century France 79
  10. Educating Youth for Future Unemployment in Greece 101
  11. Labor Market Policies to Fight Youth Unemployment in Portugal: Between Statism and Experimentalism 127
  12. Adaptability of the German Vocational Model to Mediterranean Countries 165
  13. US Style Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Youth Employment: Exporting the Promise 203
  14. Grading the Implementation Prospects: Where Do We Go from Here? 233
  15. Index 251
The Growing Challenge of Youth Unemployment in Europe and America
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch The Growing Challenge of Youth Unemployment in Europe and America
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781529200119-006

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of Figures, Tables and Boxes vii
  4. Notes on Contributors ix
  5. Preface xii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. Acceptable Jobs and the Epidemic of Youth Unemployment in Southern Italy 21
  8. No Jobs, No Hope: The Future of Youth Employment in Spain 51
  9. Dirigisme Pour L’Ordinaire: Vocational Training in 21st Century France 79
  10. Educating Youth for Future Unemployment in Greece 101
  11. Labor Market Policies to Fight Youth Unemployment in Portugal: Between Statism and Experimentalism 127
  12. Adaptability of the German Vocational Model to Mediterranean Countries 165
  13. US Style Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Youth Employment: Exporting the Promise 203
  14. Grading the Implementation Prospects: Where Do We Go from Here? 233
  15. Index 251
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