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Many young school leavers have struggled to find work for years. Now the economic crisis has made things worse. Paul Johnson of the Institute for Fiscal Studies investigates the roots of the problem. He discusses the challenge faced by those - particularly boys - who dislike classroom learning, and the often chaotic transition from school to the world beyond. And he hears about the key importance of work experience at the earliest stage to enable young people to acquire the skills and attitudes employers want. But how much can be changed as employers hold onto their older workers during the downturn, leaving youngsters even further behind?Interviewees include the youth unemployment and vocational education specialists Alison Wolf and Paul Gregg, employers and specialist trainers in Wiltshire, and the new Scottish minister for youth employment. Producer: Chris Bowlby.

Newsnight Economics Editor Paul Mason interviews the controversial economist Steve Keen before an audience at the London School of Economics. Prof Keen was one of a small number of economists who predicted there would be a major financial crisis before the 2008 crash. He argues that if we keep the "parasitic banking sector" alive then the economy will die, and says that conventional economics provides an unwitting cover for "the greatest ponzi schemes in history".Producer: Kavita Puri.

Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government, following the Arab Spring. Elections are being held, but can voters be sure autocratic rule is in the past?Contributors, in order of appearance:Aref Ali Nayed, Islamic theologian and Libyan ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.Khaled Fahmy, professor of history at the American University in Cairo.Marina Ottaway, senior associate of the Middle East programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Fawaz Gerges, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics.Timur Kuran, Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University.Eugene Rogan, lecturer in the modern history of the Middle East and fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford.The Right Hon. Sir Paddy Ashdown, former UN High Representative to Bosnia.Khalifa Shakreen, lecturer in the Economics and Political Science department at Tripoli University.(Producer: Ruth Alexander).