The impact of the labor market on young people and their willingness to take up illegal employment Cover Image

Sytuacja na rynku pracy młodych osób i jej wpływ na podejmowanie pracy nielegalnej
The impact of the labor market on young people and their willingness to take up illegal employment

Author(s): Monika Pasternak-Malicka
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: labor market; undeclared work; unemployment; employment rate

Summary/Abstract: The level of unemployment and low activity of young people on the labor market as well as illegal employment are one of the major problems of society nowadays on the social-economic level. Depending on the level of development and other economic aspects of a given country its scale differs depending on the economic strength. This study is devoted to the analysis of the impact of the labor market situation of young people and its impact on the propensity to illegal employment. The publication describes the scale of illegal work in Poland and in selected EU countries. It presents unemployment rate in the EU and Poland in the years 1990-2013 and the level of activity of young people in relation to the level of illegal employment. This article also presents parts of self conducted research for the years 2007- -2014 regarding grey economy.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 346
  • Page Range: 151-165
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish