Foreword  3

Acknowledgements  4

Acronyms and abbreviations  8

Executive summary  10

1 The transition from education to work  12

1.1. Economic context in Greece  13

1.2. Labour market outcomes of young people  13

1.3. The sectoral composition of youth employment  16

1.4. Skills mismatches  20

1.5. Work experience  22

1.6. Vocational education and training  24

1.7. Career guidance  27

1.8. Conclusion  29

References  30

Notes  33

2 Entrepreneurship among young people  34

2.1. Economic context  35

2.2. Scale and characteristics of youth entrepreneurship  35

2.3. Barriers to business creation  37

2.4. Public support for young entrepreneurs  39

2.5. Conclusion  42

References  42

3 Support for unemployed and inactive young people  45

3.1. The NEET challenge  46

3.2. Active labour market policies for young people  49

3.3. Income support for young jobseekers  54

3.4. Conclusion  62

References  63

Notes  64

4 Family policy  66

4.1. Demographic context  67

4.2. Fertility  67

4.3. Family policies  71

4.4. Conclusion  81

References  82

Notes  84

5 Housing policies  85

5.1. Access to housing as a key pathway to financial independence for young people  86

5.2. Challenges facing young Greeks in the housing market  86

5.3. Policies and institutional reforms to help young people access good quality affordable housing  89

5.4. Conclusions  98

References  98

Notes  100

Annex A. The OECD Tax-Benefit Model  101

References  102