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Covid-19 and the youth-to-adult unemployment gap

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  • Francesco Pastore

    (University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Italy, and IZA, Germany)

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The Covid-19 pandemic has produced unprecedented negative effects on the global economy, affecting both the demand and supply side. Its consequences in terms of job losses have been important in many European countries. A large number of firms have been forced to dismiss at least part of their workforce or to close down all together. Considering that young people are usually penalized more than their adult counterparts during economic crises due to the so-called “last-in-first-out” principle, it is worthwhile to evaluate if the youth will also end up paying the highest price during this pandemic-induced recession.

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  • Francesco Pastore, 2023. "Covid-19 and the youth-to-adult unemployment gap," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 500-500, January.
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    Keywords

    youth unemployment rate; youth disadvantage; pandemic recession; Covid-19;
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    JEL classification:

    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics

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