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Title The Black youth employment crisis / edited by Richard B. Freeman and Harry J. Holzer.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 469 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series National Bureau of Economic Research project report
National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents The Black Youth Employment Crisis; Contents; Acknowledgments; I. The Black Youth Employment Crisis; II. The Nature And Pattern Of Change; III. Causes: Demand; IV. Causes: Supply; Appendix: NBER-Mathematica Survey of Inner-City Black Youth: An Analysis of the Undercount of Older Youths; List of Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index.
Summary In recent years, the earnings of young blacks have risen substantially relative to those of young whites, but their rates of joblessness have also risen to crisis levels. The papers in this volume, drawing on the results of a groundbreaking survey conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, analyze the history, causes, and features of this crisis. The findings they report and conclusions they reach revise accepted explanations of black youth unemployment. The contributors identify primary determinants on both the demand and supply sides of the market and provide new information on i.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject African American youth -- Employment -- Congresses.
African American youth.
Unemployment -- United States -- Congresses.
Unemployment.
United States.
Indexed Term United States Black young persons Employment
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
Holzer, Harry J., 1957-
Other Form: Print version: Black youth employment crisis. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986 (DLC) 85020989
ISBN 0226261824 (electronic book)
9780226261829 (electronic book)
0226261646
9780226261645
9780226261829