D7.1 Assessing the determinants of labour market inclusion for vulnerable European citizens: an eco-systemic and multi-level approach

This working paper aims to contribute to the debate on the factors influencing both labour market participation and the employment status of citizens in the 27 EU member states plus Norway through a regional perspective. The authors address the role played by individual and contextual characteristics on labour market participation and employment, and how these two levels interact with each other.

The work is structured as follows: the Background and Conceptual Framework section summarises previous studies relevant to the research topics and introduces the theoretical basis of the study. The Methodology and Data section presents the research design, the data and the analytical specifications adopted. The Results section presents the main findings, starting with descriptive statistics, followed by an analysis of individual and contextual determinants, and concluding with a comparison of these determinants’ effects across rich and poor regions.

Authors: Arianna Vivoli, Mario Biggeri, Federico Ciani, Leonardo Grilli, Sara Ayllòn, Robin Samuels, Ona Valls Casas