Young people and the great recession

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-267

  Bell, David N F ^a   Blanchflower, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active labour market policy; Great recession; Health status; Job satisfaction; Scarring; Well being; Youth unemployment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855217352     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grr011     Document Type: Article

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