Youth employment and joblessness in advanced countries /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by David G. Blanchflower and Richard B. Freeman.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (viii, 483 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
NBER Comparative labor markets series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
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Title
Youth employment and joblessness in advanced countries.
International Standard Book Number
9780226056586
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Unemployment-- OECD countries.
Young men-- Employment-- OECD countries.
Young women-- Employment-- OECD countries.
Youth-- Employment-- OECD countries.
Chômage-- Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques-- Congrès.
Jeunes femmes-- Travail-- Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques-- Congrès.
Jeunes hommes-- Travail-- Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques-- Congrès.
Jeunesse-- Travail-- Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques-- Congrès.