Forum: Challenges Facing European Labour Markets: Is a Skill Upgrade the Appropriate Instrument?

The financial and economic crisis shattered the Lisbon Strategy’s attempt to increase the EU’s employment rate to 70% among 15-64 year olds by 2010. The new Europe 2020 strategy envisages a 75% adult employment rate by 2020; however, this goal also seems unrealistic in light of the economic crisis which has caused the EU’s employment rate to drop significantly below 70%.

A crucial question now is whether a skill upgrade of the European labour force would help to increase the employment rate, especially among youth. This Forum explores the relationship between education and employment throughout the EU.

A series of separate articles;

+ Investing in Skills to Foster Youth Employability – What Are the Key Policy Challenges?
+ Young Workers’ Employability and Higher Education in Europe in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis: An Initial Assessment
+ Does Education Reduce Unemployment? New Evidence on the Impact of Education on Unemployment and Re-employment
+ The Evolving Supply and Demand of Skills in the Labour Market

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