Youth prospects in a time of economic recession
Youth prospects in a time of economic recession
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DOI：
10.4054/demres.2013.29.36
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发表时间：
2013-11-12
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Vitali, Agnese
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作者：
Aassve, Arnstein;Cottini, Elena;Vitali, Agnese
本文件更新了早先关于青年贫困和向成年人过渡的分析，鉴于经济危机席卷欧洲许多国家，这是及时的。尽管危机对年轻人的影响尤其严重，但整个欧洲也存在一定程度的差异。我们记录了当前经济衰退对欧洲年轻人向成年过渡的短期影响，重点关注向成年过渡的两个主要基石：经济独立和居民自治。方法我们使用2012年经合组织就业统计数据和微观数据相结合，2005-2011年期间，欧洲联盟收入和生活条件统计数据（EU-SILC）中24个国家的水平数据。我们记录了几个欧洲国家在经济衰退期间年轻人经历的经济困难增加，这开始转化为与父母共同居住的比例增加，因此推迟了离开家园和获得经济独立的过程。结论各国对经济衰退的反应方式尚不明确，但在受影响最严重的国家，经济不确定性和贫困正在上升，这可能会推迟向成年过渡的关键标志。
BACKGROUNDThe paper gives an update to earlier analysis considering youth poverty and transition to adulthood, which is timely given the economic crisis engulfing many countries in Europe. Whereas the crisis is affecting young people in particular, there is also a certain degree of variation across Europe.OBJECTIVEWe document the short-term consequences of the current recession on the transition to adulthood of young Europeans, focusing on two main cornerstones in the transition to adulthood: economic independence and residential autonomy.METHODSWe use a combination of OECD Employment Statistics for 2012 and micro-level data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for the period 2005-2011 for 24 countries.RESULTSWe document an increase in economic hardship experienced by young adults in several European countries during the recession, which is starting to translate into higher rates of co-residence with parents, hence delaying the process of leaving home and gaining economic independence.CONCLUSIONSThe way countries are reacting to the recession is not yet clear-cut, but economic uncertainty and deprivation is on the rise in those countries hardest hit, which is likely to delay the key markers of transition to adulthood.