Cizel, RabiaAskun, VolkanDurmaz, SerifeYagmur, AytenGursoy, Sergen2026-01-242026-01-2420231305-5577https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.03.21https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1193097https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5253This study examined the NEET status of OECD nations using sociocultural variables and evaluated using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method. Secondary data from reports, indices, and data banks were employed in this study. When all configurations within the study are reviewed, the NEET condition appears in nations with liberal or conservative policies, regardless of their development levels. The non-NEET condition emerges in highly developed countries with extensive social policy initiatives and socialist policies. As a sample protected by social programs, the government's comprehensive defences could only remove the NEETs.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNEETSocial PolicyfsQCAQualitative Comparative AnalysisArticle10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.03.2131574374752-s2.0-85191977492Q31193097WOS:001041774300020Q4