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Interview with Lucio Baccaro: Tourism should not be a country's sole engine of growth

Lucio Baccaro, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, interview in Público, following his visit to Lisbon for the presentation of the lecture Comparative Political Economy and the Growth Model Perspective, at the Conferência Inaugural dos Programas de Mestrado e Doutoramento em Economia Política 2025/2026, held at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon.

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Campus with a Future Seminar: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Transition to Sustainability

The seminar Campus with a Future: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Transition to Sustainability will take place on September 23rd, as part of the Sustainability Week 2025, at Iscte.

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Paulo Marques interview on Now channel

Paulo Marques, coordinator of the Youth Employment Observatory, was interviewed on the November 10th edition of Negócios on Now channel, dedicated to the topic of labour legislation.

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Paulo Marques interview on Fórum TSF

Paulo Marques was interviewed on the September 9th edition of the Fórum TSF dedicated to the topic of the government's proposed labour legislation reform.

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Is AI hindering the entry of graduates into the labor market?

An article by Raquel Martins in Público, in collaboration with Paulo Marques, a researcher at DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte and coordinator of the Youth Employment Observatory.

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Latest Study from the Youth Employment Observatory

The wave of immigration currently observed in Portugal is now reflected in the number of individuals registered with the IEFP, underscoring the increasing significance of this group in the national labour market.

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Paulo Marques debates youth employment on RTP

Paulo Marques participate din the programme 'Bom dia Portugal' on RTP to comment on the precarity of youth employment, presenting possible guidelines and measures to mitigate current challenges.

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Paulo Marques on É ou Não É? about Labour Shortage

The 26 April episode of RTP 'É ou não é?' was dedicated to the issue of labour scarcity in the labour market. DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Paulo Marques participated in the debate.

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Paulo Marques: 'Porque é que os jovens portugueses saem tão tarde de casa dos pais?'

'Porque é que os jovens portugueses saem tão tarde de casa dos pais?' – Commentary by Paulo Marques for CNN Portugal.

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Paulo Marques in Jornal da Tarde on the reduction of the wage bonuses

Data regarding the reduction of the higher education wage bonuses, released in the new report by the Fundação José Neves, was the focus of the 18 June edition of the Jornal da Tarde on Sic Notícias. Paulo Marques was among the guests invited to comment on the issue.

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Launch of the Youth Employment Observatory

The Youth Employment Observatory was officially launched in October. It is co-ordinated by Paulo Marques and Fátima Suleman, seeking to contribute towards a better understanding of youth labour market challenges.

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Diário de um Investigador Podcast featuring Paulo Marques

The third episode of the Diário de um Investigador podcast is now available, featuring Paulo Marques on the challenges of youth employment.

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Paulo Marques and Isabel Salavisa receive the António Dornelas Award

Paulo Marques and Isabel Salavisa received the António Dornelas Award for their article 'Young People and Dualization in Europe: A fuzzy set analysis'.

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Paulo Marques in Jornal Económico: 'Trabalhadores procuram vagas na tecnologia e deixam de lado agricultura'

'Trabalhadores procuram vagas na tecnologia e deixam de lado agricultura' (workers look for jobs in technology and opt out of agriculture) – Article in Jornal Económico with comments by Paulo Marques, a researcher at DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte and Youth Employment Observatory coordinator.

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Paulo Marques: Manuel Lopes Award on his study about the youth labour market

The Manuel Lopes Award was attributed to Paulo Marques for his research in the youth labour market.

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Paulo Marques presents the findings of the Graduate Tracking Portugal 2022 Project

Paulo Marques participated in the presentation session of the findings of the Graduate Tracking Portugal 2022 project.

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Paulo Marques interviewed on Portugal em Direto - RTP1

Paulo Marques was featured on RTP1 - Portugal em Direto for an interview concerning the latest data revealing a growing trend in the number of young people in Portugal who are unable to secure employment in the labour market following the completion of their undergraduate degree. The interview can be accessed here from the 14-minute mark.

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Paulo Marques in Público on the drop in youth unemployment

Paulo Marques was interviewed for Público, commenting recent INE data showing a decrease in youth unemployment (16 to 24 years) to pre-pandemic values.

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The Youth Employment Observatory launches 10 key indicators on the youth labour market

The Youth Employment Observatory is launching 10 new key indicators, with a focus on industry characterization within the youth labour market.

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Paulo Marques Sociedade Civil - RTP2: Debating youth employment

Paulo Marques, Youth Employment Observatory co-ordinator was interviewed for RTP2 programme Sociedade Civil.

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The Youth Employment Observatory organizes White Paper with Presidential support

The Youth Employment Observatory, co-ordinated by Paulo Marques and Fátima Suleman, is one of the institutional editors of the White Book Mais e Melhores Empregos para os Jovens, an initiative with the Highest Patronage of the President of the Republic. There was a hearing session on 15 July: 'O Futuro do Trabalho visto pelos jovens' (The future of Labour according to the youth).

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Paulo Marques in a debate on the future of labour, promoted by Público and INATEL

Paulo Marques was one of the invited speakers at the Conference The Future of Labour: 50 Years After the 25 April, an initiative organized by Público newspaper and INATEL.

Paulo Marques participated in the discussion panel dedicated to the theme 'Youth and Labour: Attitudes, Behaviours, and Opportunities'.

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CIES and DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte Collaboration yields Book on Employment

The book Jovens e o Trabalho em Portugal Desigualdades, (des)proteção e futuro has been published, resulting from a partnership between the Youth Employment Observatory and the Inequalities Observatory. It presents some of the challenges and priorities of the labour market, with a specific focus on youth employment.

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Paulo Marques in É Ou Não É? (RTP1): Emprego e Salário dos Jovens  Trabalhadores

The 20 June edition of the RTP1 programme É Ou Não É addressed the topic of youth employment and wages. Paulo Marques, one of the Youth Employment Observatory coordinators, was among the invited guests to comment on this subject.

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Paulo Marques on TSF regarding the prevalence of the minimum wage among young people

Paulo Marques, co-ordinator of the Youth Employment Observatory shared with TSF that, in 2020, 35,5% earned the national minimum wage, which may be explained by wage evolution but also by the economiy's reduced diversity.

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Paulo Marques in Público on long-term unemployment

'A third of unemployed people has been out of work for over two years' - An article by Raquel Martins in Público included the collaboration of Paulo Marques, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher and co-ordinator of the European Employment Observatory.

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Paulo Marques discussed youth employment in '90 Segundos de Ciência'

Paulo Marques' contribution to '90 Segundos de Ciência' is now available. He spoke on how increased skills have not become a guarantee of improved employment quality.

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In 2020, 35.5% of qualified youth received the minimum wage

In 2020, 35,5% of qualified youth earned the minimum wage. This alarming data was produced by the Youth Employment Observatory, whcih also indicated that Portugal was at the top of EU unemployment rankings last year.

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Youth Employment Observatory report: Low qualifications are the main barrier to starting professional careers

The Report Quem são os jovens desempregados? (who are the unemployed youth), produced for the IEFP by the Youth Employment Observatory at Iscte, reveals that low qualifications are the main barrier to starting professional careers.

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IEFP and the Youth Employment Observatory Sign Protocol

IEFP and the Youth Employment Observatory signed a co-operation protocol for study development in Youth Employment, Youth Unemployment, Policies and Labour Market in the next 3 years.

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Youth unemployment in focus: A reflection by Paulo Marques

'Mercado de trabalho já apagou muitos vestígios da pandemia, mas alguns ainda persistem — nos jovens e no desemprego de longa duração': A piece on the newspaper Observador about a few indicators recently gathered by the Youth Employment Observatory.

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Paulo Marques Interviewed on RTP2 about Employment in Portugal in 2022

Youth Employment Observatory co-ordinator Paulo Marques was interviewed for RTP2 Sociedade Civil, speaking on employment in Portugal in 2022.

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Paulo Marques on Rádio Renascença, about the book Proteção Social no Portugal Democrático.

The episode with Paulo Marques of the programme 'Da Capa à Contracapa' of Rádio Renascença, introduced a conversation about Rui Branco's book Proteção Social no Portugal Democrático. This programme also hosted the author and was moderated by journalist José Pedro Frazão.