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Resources for Growth: Young People Outside Employment and Education

Fedchenko A.A., Dashkova E.S., Dorokhova N.V., Azarnova T.V.

Volume 19, Issue 1, 2026

Fedchenko A.A., Dashkova E.S., Dorokhova N.V., Azarnova T.V. (2026). Resources for growth: Young people outside employment and education. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 19(1), 237–258. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2026.1.103.16

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2026.1.103.16

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