The growing intergenerational divide in Europe. Bruegel Policy Contribution Issue 2015/17, November 2015

During the economic and financial crisis, the divide between young and old in the European Union increased in terms of economic well-being and allocation of resources by governments. As youth unemployment and youth poverty rates increased, government spending shifted away from education, families and children towards pensioners. To address the sustainability of pension systems, some countries implemented pension reforms. We analysed changes to benefit ratios, meaning the ratio of the income of pensioners to the income of the active working population, and found that reforms often favoured current over future pensioners, increasing the intergenerational divide. We recommend reforms in three areas to address the intergenerational divide: improving European macroeconomic management, restoring fairness in government spending so the young are not disadvantaged, and pension reforms that share the burden fairly between generations.

Energy across the Mediterranean: a call for realism. Bruegel Policy Brief ISSUE 2016/03 APRIL 2016

Political instability in the southern Mediterranean countries have highlighted the unsustainability of their economic models. Widespread economic discontent, and in particular very high youth unemployment, underpinned the Arab Spring uprisings. As the refugee crisis shows, this is also Europe’s problem and Euro-Mediterranean economic cooperation needs to be reviewed. Energy is a key part of the cooperation framework.

The need to re-engage Europe's youth. EPC Commentary, 18 July 2016

In the immediate aftermath of the UK EU referendum, the breakdown of results sparked talks of a generational conflict, with young people – who voted overwhelmingly to remain - being blamed for having brought Brexit on themselves with their dismally low 36% turnout. New data compiled by the London School of Economics reduces the grounds for these accusations, suggesting a 64% turnout for 18-24 year olds. While this is certainly positive, the problem of youth disengagement lingers as the 64% turnout of those aged 18-24 has to be weighed against a 90% turnout of those aged 65+. This should not come as a surprise as Britain generally has the lowest youth turnout in Europe and the last referendum confirmed a trend that is not at all new, neither in Britain nor in other European countries.

Cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness research of drug abuse prevention : implications for programming and policy /

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Children and families [microform] : key trends in the 1980s : a staff report of the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, One Hundredth Congress, second session.

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A summary report of the Vice President's Task Force on Youth Employment.

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The Unfolding youth initiatives /

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Expanding employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth /

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Mummy of a Greek youth named Artemidorus

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SPEDY in Illinois, 1975 : final report on the 1975 Summer Program for Economically Disadvantaged Youth in Illinois under title III of the comprehensive employment and training act /

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Building the watertable of youth employability : collaboration to support children and youth at risk between ages nine and fifteen /

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Improving youth employment prospects : issues and options /

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Removing the stigma of disadvantage : a report on the education and employability of 9 to 15 year old youth 'at risk' /

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Youth and the local employment agenda /

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Improving job opportunities for youth : a review of prime sponsor experience in implementing the Youth employment and demonstration projects act /

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