The European debt and banking crises have had a devastating impact on youth unemployment across the region. Millions of young people today face the prospect of becoming a lost generation living through a lost decade, and many worry that they have no future. Their trajectory, in contrast to that of their parents and grandparents, is defined not by hope, but fear.
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- This is known as the "scarring effect" in economic jargon.
- So what can be done?
Here are a few suggestions from a World Economic Forum and ManpowerGroup report.- Higher participation in career guidance programmes for school children.
- Better career and labour market information for young job seekers.
- A more positive image for vocational education.
- Better training.
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