Does the year you graduate influence your future pay cheque?

Posted by Glenda Quintini. Previous posts (Youth Skills day 2015 and Investing in Disadvantage Youth) addressed some of the challenges posed by youth who are not employed or enrolled in education or training programmes (the so-called NEET group).  This group has increased in size since the recession: from 13.5 per cent of youth age 15-29 in OECD countries before the recession, to nearly 15 per cent in 2015 (OECD Employment Outlook 2016, forthcoming).  Rising NEET populations are one important reflection of the labour market difficulties that recent graduates may face during a recession. More...