The rise in the unemployment rate across European countries has been one of the most
evident effects of the economic downturn. The aim of this paper is to investigate: 1) the …

This open access book builds on the European Union's (EU) Horizon 2020 project 'Financial
and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society'(FIRES). The authors outline how …

The current surge in forced migration to Europe is probably the largest and most complex
since the Second World War. As population aging accelerates and fertility falls below …

Since the beginning of the recession period in Europe, unemployment has greatly affected
the young adult population. In this context, Spain is regarded as an extreme case, due to its …

The rise of youth unemployment has been one of the most serious problems which
policymakers have had to deal with over the last two decades. Neoclassical economic …

Background Multiple sclerosis imposes a heavy burden on the person who suffers from it
and on the relatives, due to the caregiving load involved. The objective was to analyse …

Labour market segmentation is at the forefront of national and European policy debates.
While the European Commission and the OECD claim to promote what they see as more …

Crises and dislocations home in on social, economic, and political weaknesses that are
often sidestepped or pushed to the backburner in the interests of master plans of growth or …

Abstract Young people Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) have become a
target population of policymaking in Europe. After one decade of political attention and …

This paper analyzes the evolution and influence of gross domestic product per capita, labor
force participation rate, gross fixed capital formation, and personal remittances on economic …