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Youth prospects in a time of economic recession

Youth prospects in a time of economic recession
Youth prospects in a time of economic recession
BACKGROUND
The paper gives an update to earlier analysis considering youth poverty and transition to adulthood, which is timely given the economic crisis engulfing many countries in Europe. Whereas the crisis is affecting young people in particular, there is also a certain degree of variation across Europe.

OBJECTIVE
We document the short-term consequences of the current recession on the transition to adulthood of young Europeans, focusing on two main cornerstones in the transition to adulthood: economic independence and residential autonomy.

METHODS
We use a combination of OECD Employment Statistics for 2012 and micro-level data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for the period 2005-2011 for 24 countries.

RESULTS
We document an increase in economic hardship experienced by young adults in several European countries during the recession, which is starting to translate into higher rates of co-residence with parents, hence delaying the process of leaving home and gaining economic independence.

CONCLUSIONS
The way countries are reacting to the recession is not yet clear-cut, but economic uncertainty and deprivation is on the rise in those countries hardest hit, which is likely
to delay the key markers of transition to adulthood.
949-961
Aassve, Arnstein
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Cottini, Elena
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Vitali, Agnese
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Aassve, Arnstein
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Cottini, Elena
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Vitali, Agnese
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Aassve, Arnstein, Cottini, Elena and Vitali, Agnese (2013) Youth prospects in a time of economic recession. Demographic Research, 29 (36), 949-961. (doi:10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.36).

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Abstract

BACKGROUND
The paper gives an update to earlier analysis considering youth poverty and transition to adulthood, which is timely given the economic crisis engulfing many countries in Europe. Whereas the crisis is affecting young people in particular, there is also a certain degree of variation across Europe.

OBJECTIVE
We document the short-term consequences of the current recession on the transition to adulthood of young Europeans, focusing on two main cornerstones in the transition to adulthood: economic independence and residential autonomy.

METHODS
We use a combination of OECD Employment Statistics for 2012 and micro-level data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for the period 2005-2011 for 24 countries.

RESULTS
We document an increase in economic hardship experienced by young adults in several European countries during the recession, which is starting to translate into higher rates of co-residence with parents, hence delaying the process of leaving home and gaining economic independence.

CONCLUSIONS
The way countries are reacting to the recession is not yet clear-cut, but economic uncertainty and deprivation is on the rise in those countries hardest hit, which is likely
to delay the key markers of transition to adulthood.

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Published date: 12 November 2013
Organisations: Social Statistics & Demography

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Local EPrints ID: 359639
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/359639
PURE UUID: 2074093b-bfe3-4716-a4c8-e9d20d71e908
ORCID for Agnese Vitali: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0029-9447

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Date deposited: 07 Nov 2013 14:09
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 15:26

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Author: Arnstein Aassve
Author: Elena Cottini
Author: Agnese Vitali ORCID iD

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