THE EPL INDEX, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND EMIGRATION WITHIN THE EU
THE EPL INDEX, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND EMIGRATION WITHIN THE EU
Author(s): Zuzana Potužáková, Diana BílkováSubject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Sociology, Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Fundacja Centrum Badań Socjologicznych
Keywords: employment protection (EPL); EU Member States; internationalization; migration; youth unemployment rate
Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on analysing the link between the rigidity of labour markets, the youth unemployment rate and the number of emigrants in the 19-30 age group within the EU in the years 2009-2020. The calculations show a very strong link (0.91-0.95) between the EPL index and the youth unemployment rate during the observed period. The nexus between youth unemployment and youth migration is confirmed as well. The linear dependence fluctuated between 0.61 and 0.65 in the same period. Furthermore, the correlation between total unemployment and total emigration reached up to 0.85 in the post-crisis period. The labour market rigidity and the EPL strictness can have, therefore, several effects; in addition to youth unemployment and youth emigration, total emigration is stimulated as well.
Journal: Economics and Sociology
- Issue Year: 15/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 286-300
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English