Naslov
Youth unemployment in the crisis: the case of Croatia

Autori
Vojinić, Perica ; Stojčić, Nebojša ; Bečić, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Skup
1st international M-Sphere Conference

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 04.10.2012. - 06.10.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Youth unemployment; education; binary logistic model

Sažetak
The global crisis increased unemployment, one of the most pressing economic and social problems, in almost all European countries. Especially hit by the crisis was the young population with youth unemployment rates growing faster than adult ones: from 2008 to 2011 in some EU countries youth unemployment increased even by twenty percentage points. Croatia experienced similar labour market situation with almost one-third of young people unemployed in 2010 and 2011. Young people find it difficult to find a job due to the lack of specific human capital components stemming from the lack of experience. Consequently, likelihood of subsequent unemployment and transition to long term unemployment rises. High share of unemployed young people indicates underutilisation of the national workforce which can trigger a vicious circle of poverty and social exclusion. On the basis of the Labour Force Survey data, the aim of this paper is to explore the incidence and determinants of Croatian youth unemployment in the crisis using binary logit model. Several variables representing characteristics of unemployed will be included in the analysis such as gender, marital status, level and area of education, level of urbanisation and number of persons in household. The results of regression suggest that there is a higher probability of being unemployed for women and unmarried individuals with lower level of education.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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