eprintid: 10136577
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type: working_paper
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creators_name: Anders, J
creators_name: Macmillan, L
title: The unequal scarring effects of a recession on young people's life chances
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J82
divisions: KC6
keywords: Scarring; Recession; Unemployment effects; Wage losses; COVID-19
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abstract: Large parts of the economy were suspended from late March - June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK economy shrank by 20% in April 2020 as a result (ONS, 2020a). Given a 2% decline in GDP in the first three months of 2020, a severe recession is inevitable. NIESR's main-case scenario is a 7% economic contraction across 2020 (Lenoel & Young, 2020). The UK Government has sought to buffer the economic effects of this crisis through support such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), allowing employers to place employees on "furlough". However, such schemes are designed to support those already in work, plus likely effects of the increase in employer contributions in August, suggests young people face an extremely challenging job market. Job vacancies were estimated to be 637,000 in February-April 2020; this is a fall of 170,000 compared to the previous 3-month period, which is the largest fall since comparable records began (ONS, 2020b). Henehan (2020) estimates that an additional 640,000 18-24-year-olds could find themselves unemployed this year alone. This note summarises the evidence on the effects of youth unemployment on later outcomes, of father's unemployment on child outcomes, and the unequal effects of recessions on life chances. It then highlights what the literature suggests about how policymakers could buffer some of these negative consequences, and why this may save money in the long run.
date: 2020-06
date_type: published
publisher: UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities
official_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:cepeob:6
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1894240
lyricists_name: Anders, Jacob
lyricists_name: Macmillan, Lindsey
lyricists_id: JDAND41
lyricists_id: LMACM78
actors_name: Anders, Jacob
actors_id: JDAND41
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
series: CEPEO Briefing Note Series
number: 6
place_of_pub: London, UK
pages: 6
citation:        Anders, J;    Macmillan, L;      (2020)    The unequal scarring effects of a recession on young people's life chances.                    (CEPEO Briefing Note Series  6). UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities: London, UK.       Green open access   
 
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