Scarred Generation

Morsy, Hanan (2012): Scarred Generation. Published in: Finance and Development , Vol. 49, No. March 2012, Vol. 49, No. 1 (March 2012): pp. 15-17.

Abstract

The recent global economic crisis took an outsized toll on young workers across the globe, especially in advanced economies, which were hit harder and are recovering more slowly than emerging market and developing economies.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Youth, unemployment, jobs
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers > J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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