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1 online resource (viii, 483 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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NBER Comparative labor markets series
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NBER Comparative labor markets series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Declining economic status of young workers in OECD countries / David G. Blanchflower and Richard B. Freeman -- Cohort crowding and youth labor markets / Sanders Korenman and David Neumark -- Gender and youth employment outcomes / Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn -- Adapting to circumstances / David Card and Thomas Lemieux -- Disadvantaged young men and crime / Richard B. Freeman -- Child development and success or failure in the youth labor market / Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin -- Rising well-being of the young / David G. Blanchflower and Andrew J. Oswald -- Sensitivity of experimental impact estimates / James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith -- Swedish youth labor market in boom and depression / Per-Anders Edin, Anders Forslund, and Bertil Holmlund -- Young and out in Germany / Wolfgang Franz [and others] -- Minimum wages and youth employment in France and the United States / John M. Abowd [and others]. |
| Summary |
The economic status of young people has declined significantly over the past two decades, despite a variety of programs designed to aid new workers in the transition from the classroom to the job market. This ongoing problem has proved difficult to explain. Drawing on comparative data from Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, these papers go beyond examining only employment and wages and explore the effects of family background, education and training, social expectations, and crime on youth employment. This volume brings together key studies, providing detailed analyses of. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Youth -- Employment -- OECD countries.
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Youth -- Employment. |
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OECD countries. |
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Young men -- Employment -- OECD countries.
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Young men -- Employment. |
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Young men. |
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Young women -- Employment -- OECD countries.
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Young women -- Employment. |
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Young women. |
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Unemployment -- OECD countries.
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Unemployment. |
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Electronic books.
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Youth. |
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Blanchflower, David G.
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Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
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National Bureau of Economic Research.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Youth employment and joblessness in advanced countries. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000 0226056589 9780226056586 (DLC) 99039694 (OCoLC)41885731 |
| ISBN |
9780226056845 (electronic book) |
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0226056848 (electronic book) |
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0226056589 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226056586 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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