Arbeitspapier
Young People between Education and the Labour Market during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy
We analyse the distribution and the flows between different types of employment (self-employment, temporary, and permanent), unemployment, education, and other types of inactivity, with particular focus on the duration of the school-to-work transition (STWT). The aim is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy on the careers of individuals aged 15-34. We find that the pandemic worsened an already concerning situation of higher unemployment and inactivity rates and significantly longer STWT duration compared to other EU countries, particularly for females and residents in the South of Italy. In the midst of the pandemic, individuals aged 20-29 were less in (permanent and temporary) employment and more in the NLFET (Neither in the Labour Force nor in Education or Training) state, particularly females and non Italian citizens. We also provide evidence of an increased propensity to return to schooling, but most importantly of a substantial prolongation of the STWT duration towards permanent employment, mostly for males and non Italian citizens. Our contribution lies in providing a rigorous estimation and analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the carriers of young individuals in Italy, which has not yet been explored in the literature.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14479
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Methodological Issues: General
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Business Fluctuations; Cycles
Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
- Subject
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labour market flows
transition probabilities
first passage time
school-to-work transition
NLFET
COVID-19
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Fiaschi, Davide
Tealdi, Cristina
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
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2021
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Fiaschi, Davide
- Tealdi, Cristina
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2021