The FINANCIAL — Nations the world over are guilty of “policy inertia” when it comes to supporting young people who lost work or will struggle to enter the labour market as a result of the pandemic, according to new University of Cambridge research. Experts argue that many countries simply “repackaged” existing – and often already failing – policies without the necessary funding or retooling to benefit under 24-year-olds: the global demographic hit hardest by the economic consequences of COVID-19. In the report commissioned by the UN’s International Labour Organization, the Cambridge team calls on countries to go beyond employment policiesThe FINANCIAL -- Nations the world over are guilty of “policy inertia” when it comes to supporting young people who lost work or will struggle to enter the labour market as a result of the pandemic, according to new University of Cambridge research. Experts argue that many countries simply “repackaged” existing – and often already ► The FINANCIAL Health&Beauty