14 Syntheses of long-term socio-economic consequences of insecure labour market positions for youth in Europe

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of figures and tables v
4. List of abbreviations vii
5. Notes on contributors ix
6. Preface and acknowledgements xv
7. Introduction: Youth transitions in times of labour market insecurity 1
8. Labour market insecurity and youth well-being and health
9. Effects of unemployment and insecure jobs on youth well-being in Europe: economic development and business cycle fluctuations 31
10. Health effects of unemployment in couples: does becoming unemployed affect a young partner’s health? 58
11. Multiple routes to youth well-being: a qualitative comparative analysis of buffers to the negative consequences of unemployment 81
12. Experiencing unemployment and job insecurity in two European countries: German and Italian young people’s well-being and coping strategies 112
13. Labour market insecurity and youth autonomy
14. Meanings of work in the narratives of Italian, Estonian, and Polish young people who experience labour market insecurity 139
15. Housing autonomy of youth in Europe: do labour and housing policies matter? 166
16. Is housing autonomy still a step towards adulthood in a time of job insecurity? 192
17. Becoming economically autonomous: young people in Italy and Poland in a time of job insecurity 214
18. The role of informal social support for young people in unemployment and job insecurity in Italy, Estonia, and Germany 239
19. How young people experience and perceive labour market policies in four European countries 263
20. Labour market insecurity and the socio-economic consequences for youth
21. Can labour market policies protect unemployed youth from poverty? A cross-European comparison 295
22. Unemployment and job precariousness: material and social consequences for Greek and Italian youth 315
23. Syntheses of long-term socio-economic consequences of insecure labour market positions for youth in Europe 340
24. Conclusions: Integrating perspectives on youth transitions and the risk of social exclusion 362
25. Index 378