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The main goal of the article is to analyse and to evaluate demand and supply determinants of young people’s economic activity. In the paper at fi rst demand and supply condition of situation of graduates and young people were analysed and after an attempt to explain the situation of graduates was undertaken basing on selected contemporary theories of economic discrimination. Results of research on wage expectations of young people in comparison to the average monthly net salaries in Poland and Wielkopolskie Voivodship were presented with years 2007, 2011 and 2012.