What makes youth become NEET? The evidence from Russian LFS

NRU Higher School of Economics , 2017. No. WP BRP 177/EC/2017.

Зудина А. А.

This article addresses the issue of socio-demographic factors of becoming NEET, i.e. dropping out of employment, education or training for individuals aged 15-24. Empirical analysis was based on the micro-data of Russian Labour Force Survey (LFS) by Federal State Statistics Service for 1995-2015. The paper introduces the results of the analysis of the impact of education on NEET status which were conducted for Russia on the basis of regression estimations for the first time. Contrary to previous studies, higher education doesn’t provide a universal ”safety net” from NEET status for all young people. NEET-unemployed youth in Russia mainly have tertiary education of one level or another, while NEET-inactivity is concentrated among those who have only primary education and the size of the effect becomes even more pronounced for rural residents and females.

Ключевые слова: Россия, Russia, youth unemployment, молодежная безработица, регулярные обследования населения по проблемам занятости (ОНПЗ), NEET молодежь, youth labour market, NEET, LFS, молодежный рынок труда

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