The Employment of the Low-Skilled Youth in France

Pierre Cahuc (1, 2, 3) , Stéphane Carcillo (4) , Klaus Zimmermann (5)

1 X - École polytechnique
2 ENSAE Paris - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique
3 CREST - Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique [Bruz]
4 ECON - Département d'économie (Sciences Po)
5 Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Youth unemployment is notoriously high in France, in particular for the low-skilled. Within the EU, only the crisis countries of Southern Europe fare worse. This report delivered to the French Council of Economic Analysis analyzes the causes and consequences of this alarming trend. In addition, drawing on the available evidence on various measures that could improve the current situation, concrete policies proposals are derived that cover the areas of vocational education, second chance programs, job search assistance, income support, employment subsidies and dismissal protection.

Keywords: Labor Policy; Youth Unemployment; Minimum Wage; Vocational Education; Employment Protection; France

Domains: Economics and Finance

Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Klaus Zimmermann. The Employment of the Low-Skilled Youth in France. 2013. ⟨hal-03460832⟩