Abstract
This chapter analyzes the various sets of structural causes for unemployment and skill mismatch, including economic, demographic, political and labor market policy causes.
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Schaefer, I. (2018). Structural Causes of Unemployment and the Skill Mismatch. In: Political Revolt and Youth Unemployment in Tunisia. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65085-2_5
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