Understanding NEETS. Individual and institutional determinants of youth inactivity in France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and the UK.

背景：许多国家有大量未就业、未接受教育或未接受培训的年轻人。这些年轻人被认为是同质化的弱势群体，面临着长期处于社会经济边缘的危险。成本很高，政策制定者一再表达出紧迫的担忧。然而，现有的NEET研究具有重要的局限性，因为它忽略了NEET的模式、原因和后果的重要异质性：(1)NEET的模式是什么？(2)NEET的原因是什么？(A)个人特征，(B)国家机构和政策，以及(C)它们之间的相互作用能在多大程度上解释15-29岁的年轻人进入和离开NEET时期的可能性？(3)NEET的后果是什么？//理论：我们结合社会学和劳动经济学的理论来解释个人和机构特征与NEET之间的关系//数据/方法：首先，分析纵向国家数据，以研究个人和机构对进出NEET轨迹的影响。定量方法和案例研究被用来理解NEET模式，评估个体之间的效果异质性，并揭示NEET风险的潜在机制。第二，跨国分析评估结果的概括性//相关性：该项目对青年边缘化和从学校到工作过渡的研究有重要的见解。政策咨询委员会保证结果的政策相关性

Background: Many countries have large numbers of young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs). These youth are believed to be a homogeneously vulnerable group, risking detrimental long-term socioeconomic marginalization. Costs are high and policy-makers repeatedly voice urgent concerns. Yet, existing NEET research has important limitations, as it ignores important heterogeneity in the patterns, causes and consequences of NEET // Questions: (1) What are the patterns of NEET? (2) What are the causes of NEET? To what extent can (a) individual characteristics, (b) countries institutions and policies, and (c) their interactions explain the probability that young people 15-29 make transitions into and out of NEET periods? (3) What are the consequences of NEET? //Theory: We integrate theories from sociology and labour economics to explain relations between individual and institutional characteristics and NEET//Data/methods: First, longitudinal country data are analysed to study individual and institutional effects on trajectories in and out of NEET. Quantitative methods and case studies are employed to understand NEET patterns, to assess effect heterogeneity between individuals and reveal underlying mechanisms of NEET risks. Second, cross-national analyses assess generalizability of findings//Relevance: The project contributes important insights to research on youth marginalisation and school-to-work transitions. A policy advisory board guarantees policy relevance of results