For me, one of the most significant economic developments of this year was realising how pessimistic many of our youth have become about their prospects of ever landing a decent full-time job.
To be sure, some degree of frustration on their part is understandable. Although it’s true we avoided a severe recession following the global financial crisis of 2008, it’s equally true that, until recently, employment growth has been weaker than usual in the years since then. SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Illustration: Simon Letch And the burden of this weaker growth has fallen disproportionately […]
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