Somyk O. Regulation of economic activity of young people on the basis of their value orientations

The thesis is devoted to development of theoretical and methodological approaches to scientific and practical recommendations on regulation of economic activity of youth on the ground of their value orientation. Scientific novelty of the obtained research results is in the deepening of theoretical basics and development of a set of scientific-practical recommendations for regulation of economic activity of the young people on the base of their value orientations. In section 1 «Theoretical basis of regulation of economic youth activity in behavior paradigm of social development» the theoretical approaches to understanding the concept of «economic activity» are combined; studied evolution of concept «value orientations» and its essence in economic science; justified the role of value orientations as regulating factor of youth activity in behavior paradigm of social development. In section 2 «Analysis of economic activity indicators and identifying value orientations of youth in Ukraine» analyzed the dynamics of economic activity of young people on the labor market of Ukraine; conducted social measurement of youth value sphere; defined the influence of youth value orientations on its economic activity. In section 3 «Priority directions of economic youth activity on the base of their value orientations» are substantiated the conceptual approaches to regulation of economic youth activity on the base of their value orientations, also are given recommendations for stimulating productive economic behavior of young people on labor market, proposed a mechanism of formation value orientations of youth which provides the active behavior on labor market. The practical significance of obtained results of this research is based on the fact that the main provisions, outlined in this scientific work have been brought to the level of specific recommendations for regulation of economic youth activity based on their value orientations. Scientific and applied developments in regulation of economic activity of young people can be put into practice of social-economical management on national, regional and corporate levels to provide effective usage of youth labor potential on the labor market, also on individual level – with aim of formation of value orientations among young people, which provide development of economic activity of active type, promote to increase level of youth participation in work force and support comfortable well-being of youth in the sphere of social and labor relations.