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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.
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Scarpetta, S., Sonnet, A., Livanos, I. et al. Challenges facing European labour markets: Is a skill upgrade the appropriate instrument?. Intereconomics 47, 4–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-012-0402-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-012-0402-2