Policy Synthesis and Integrative Report on Youth Self-Employment in Europe

Sheehan, Maura; McNamara, Andrea; Ortlieb, Renate; Weiss, Silvana; Masso, Jaan; Paes, Kadri; Tverdostup, Maryna; Kindsiko, Eneli; Pocztowski, Aleksy; Buchelt, Beata; Pauli, Urban; Gonz�lez Men�ndez, Mar�a C.; Cueto, Bego�a; Hinks, Robin; Meager, Nigel; Fohrbeck, Anna; Swift, Sam

Abstract

This report summarises the main objectives and findings underpinning all three deliverables of Work Package 7 (WP7) of the EU STYLE project 'Business start-ups and youth self-employment'. In Europe, the rate of youth unemployment is high (20 per cent) and as a response, self-employment is perceived as one way to address it. The rate of self-employment in Europe has remained relatively stable in recent years, yet across the EU member states, there are significant variations in the rates of self-employment with these being low in some instances. Rates of youth self-employment in the EU, however, are low. All of this is set against the backdrop of no standard definition of self-employment at European level. The objective of WP7 is to conduct a gender-sensitive analysis of the factors which encourage business start-ups by the youth, the characteristics of such individuals and their businesses, self-employment outcomes and the policies which facilitate business sustainability, business growth and innovation. The first three deliverables of WP7 include: (1) Business start-ups and youth self-employment: a policy literature review; (2) Mapping patterns of self-employment: secondary analysis; (3) Start-ups and youth self-employment: case study findings.

Citation

Sheehan, M., McNamara, A., Ortlieb, R., Weiss, S., Masso, J., Paes, K., …Swift, S. (2016). Policy Synthesis and Integrative Report on Youth Self-Employment in Europe. Brighton: European Union

• Report Type: Discussion Paper
• Publication Date: 2016
• Deposit Date: Feb 20, 2020
• Pages: 1-35
• Series Title: Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe (STYLE)
• Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Self employment; Unemployment; Policy implications; Employment pattern; European Union; Young worker
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2537709
• Publisher URL: http://hdl.voced.edu.au/10707/439907
• Related Public URLs: https://www.style-research.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/D_7_4_Policy_Brief_and_Integrative_Report_FINALV2.pdf