2. A review of the record

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. A review of the record 7
6. 3. A look at the future 26
7. 4. Seasonal patterns 39
8. 5. The dynamics of the market: short-term flows and transition probabilities 60
9. 6. Has the structure of unemployment rates changed? 87
10. 7. On the causes of high youth unemployment rates 105
11. 8. The economic costs of youth unemployment 117
12. 9. Analyses based on microdata: general framework and statistical sources 130
13. 10. Labour force participation: a microanalysis 134
14. 11. Unemployment: a microanalysis 155
15. 12. The duration of unemployment: a microanalysis 175
16. 13. Students in the summer: a microanalysis 181
17. 14. Summary and conclusions 195
18. Notes on the Labour Force Survey data 205
19. List of tables 208
20. Bibliography 213