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INSPIRES PROJECT Innovative Social Policies for Inclusive and Resilient Labour Markets in Europe-. Assistant Professor Constantine Dimoulas Project Partner Panteion University. AIM of INSPIRES.
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INSPIRES PROJECT Innovative Social Policies for Inclusive and Resilient Labour Markets in Europe- Assistant Professor Constantine Dimoulas Project Partner Panteion University
AIM of INSPIRES • to comparatively assess the resilience and inclusiveness of labour markets in European countries • to identify innovative policies that have contributed to resilience and inclusiveness • to analyze strategies of policy learning that facilitate the development and transfer of these innovations within and across European nation states THROUGH • in-depth analysis of the evolution of labour markets policies, employment policies and social policies • qualitatively and quantitatively assessment of the labour market position of vulnerable groups
Preliminary findings about youths’ unemployment and the corresponding policies to combat it
Evolution of youths unemployment rate and general unemployment rate 1995-2012
Early leavers from education and training aged 15-24 years old
Involuntary part- time employment of youths 15-14 as percentage of total part-time employment
Policy innovations to combat youths’ unemployment • Prolonging probation periods (number of terms -duration) • Reduction of payment • Enforcement of conditionality (evidence of looking for a job, training, duration of experience for getting benefits) • Internships • Various forms of temporally subsidized employment (subsidies on contributions, tax-reliefs) • Temporal and flexible employment • Combination of employment and welfare services (social working -employment for public benefit)
Preliminary outcomes • Variation of the age ceiling for eligibility between different programs and different countries(-25,27,29,35) • No noticeable positive effects of the lifelong learning strategy • Coordinated economies are more resilient than competitive economies • No clear supremacy of a specific policy choice or a combination of policies • The national and regional context matters the most • The method of implementation is, also, crucial. • Insufficient financing of Employment policies in most countries
Some more general findings • Most policies are short-term innovations • They are supply-side oriented • Concentrate on changes in eligibility rules and social protection • Ignore their integration in a more broad economic, social and cultural context
Some open questions that need comprehensive answers • How could the governance of employment policies increase their effectiveness? • What are the necessary reforms that could strengthen the bonds of higher secondary education with the labour market? • Are there underused financial resources for employment policies? • How could be achieved stronger alignment of the employment policies with the national and regional contexts? • What are the national and regional policy synergies and mixtures that could limit the length of temporal and precarious employment for youths?