Fresh thinking on graduate unemployment

The high (& rising) rate of unemployment amongst new graduates is a matter for grave concern. Liam Delaney has posted eloquently here & elsewhere on the subject. Given the fiscal difficulties the government here faces there are not many easy policy options available. So innovation in policy making is more important than ever if a generation's human capital is to be prevented from obsolescence, going forward. So it is heartening to see innovative, practical, evidence-based ideas coming out of the US where similar problems prevail.

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