This paper is the first to investigate the extent to which the high levels of joblessness resulting from the Great Recession across Europe have translated into higher school attendance among youth. Using repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the EU-SILC for 28 countries, we establish a robust counter-cyclical relationship between rising unemployment rates and school enrolment. The same is true of transitions back to education. Our analysis by subgroups reveals a worrying trend, with youths from the most disadvantaged backgrounds (measured by low household income) less likely to enrol in tertiary studies when unemployment rises.

中文翻译：

---

欧洲大衰退期间获得技能的机会不平等

这篇论文首次调查了欧洲大衰退导致的高失业率在多大程度上转化为青年人的更高入学率。使用来自欧盟 SILC 的 28 个国家的重复横断面和纵向数据，我们在失业率上升与入学率之间建立了强大的反周期关系。回到教育的过渡也是如此。我们对子群体的分析揭示了一个令人担忧的趋势，当失业率上升时，来自最弱势背景的青年（以低家庭收入衡量）不太可能进入高等教育学习。