Youth initiatives / Young people in an economic downturn.

The article reports on the paper from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) entitled "Young people in an economic downturn" which affirms the effect of the 2008 economic downtrend on the wealth and decisions of youth in Australia. It notes that the paper compares the latest downtrend with those in the 1970s and 1990s, and searches both commonalities and changes. It also points out that unemployment growth among youth force them into full-time study and part-time jobs.