The number of young people who work traditional summer jobs has declined significantly in recent decades. A scholar who focuses on generational differences in the workforce explains why.
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Unlike other age groups, 16- to 24-year-olds haven't recovered the job losses they suffered during the Great Recession. Spurring investment and growth are key to getting them back to work.
Domino's Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?
Five years ago, young people in the Middle East and North Africa led a major uprising with hopes for a better life. A University of Texas labor market expert explains why little has changed.
Students who complete internships at university are better at managing their careers and are satisifed with their career choices, research shows.
The economic reasoning is the same behind Labor and the Coalition's job plans for young people.
Internships can have direct and indirect costs that may exclude some who can't afford them.
There isn't a lot of research on whether an internship will secure you a job.
Employers run the risk of breaking the law if they are getting interns to do work that otherwise would be done by paid employees.
Budget repair was put off till later, and the net impact of decisions in the budget was small, but it will be easier to defend in the coming election campaign than some other recent efforts.
Entrepreneur and CEO, Holly Ransom, told the Q&A audience that it now takes a young person 4.7 years to find employment after graduating. Is that right?
There are some sage lessons from Canada on what happens when an educated young workforce can't find work.
With secure jobs hard to find, it's easier for people from higher social classes to be in temporary work.
Many young people are part of the precariat – in low-paid insecure work.
Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has said that a job is a "prescription" for a young person with mental health issues. What does the research on employment and mental health show?
Lack of youth involvement in politics is often attributed to lack of interest. But my research indicates the bigger barrier is government capacity to listen to and work with young people’s views.
Young Australians will be better off than their parents in health, technology and incomes but could be worse off in employment…
We ask young people to make a lot of life-changing decisions. At 13 or 14 you choose GCSE subjects. Make the wrong choice and you could be ruling out your chance to pursue medicine or a number of other…
When the Youth Contract was launched in 2012, it was described by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as “a major moment for Britain’s unemployed young people”. With an overall budget of £1bn, the plan was…
Many young people are open to the idea of undertaking an apprenticeship rather than going to university, according to a new study published by the Sutton Trust charity and education company Pearson. But…
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Honorary Associate, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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John Daley es Amigo de The Conversation.
Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
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Scientia Professor & Head of the School of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Joshua Healy es Amigo de The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Workplace Leadership, University of Melbourne
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Visiting Professor of Social Inclusion Studies, Centre for Children, Schools and Families Department of Psychology and Counselling, University of Greenwich
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John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide
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Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick
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Head of the Centre for Education & Industry, University of Warwick
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Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick
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Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick
