The Youth Employment Crisis

Author : Richard B. Freeman,Harry J. Holzer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226261829

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The Black Youth Employment Crisis by Richard B. Freeman,Harry J. Holzer Pdf

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 important aspects of the problem, such as drug use, crime, economic incentives, and attitudes among the unemployed. Their studies reveal that, contrary to popular assumptions, no single factor is the predominant cause of black youth employment problems. They show, among other significant factors, that where female employment is high, black youth employment is low; that even in areas where there are many jobs, black youths get relatively few of them; that the perceived risks and rewards of crime affect decisions to work or to engage in illegal activity; and that churchgoing and aspirations affect the success of black youths in finding employment. Altogether, these papers illuminate a broad range of economic and social factors which must be understood by policymakers before the black youth employment crisis can be successfully addressed.

Author : Tamar Mayer,Sujata Moorti,Jamie K. McCallum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351247634

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The Crisis of Global Youth Unemployment by Tamar Mayer,Sujata Moorti,Jamie K. McCallum Pdf

Since the economic and financial crisis of 2008, the proportion of unemployed young people has exceeded any other group of unemployed adults. This phenomenon marks the emergence of a laborscape. This concept recognizes that, although youth unemployment is not consistent across the world, it is a coherent problem in the global political economy. This book examines this crisis of youth unemployment, drawing on international case studies. It is organized around four key dimensions of the crisis: precarity, flexibility, migration, and policy responses. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the chapters offer a dynamic portrait of unemployment and how this is being challenged through new modes of resistance. This book provides cross-national comparisons, both ethnographic and quantitative, to explore the contours of this laborscape on the global, national, and local scales. Throughout these varied case studies is a common narrative from young workers, families, students, volunteers, and activists facing a new and growing problem. This book will be an imperative resource for students and researchers looking at the sociology of globalization, global political economy, labor markets, and economic geography.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : ILO/IPEC
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Labor market
ISBN : 9221244997

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The Youth Employment Crisis by International Labour Office Pdf

Reviews the characteristics of the youth employment crisis in its quantitative and qualitative dimensions across different regions and countries, and discusses new emerging challenges, such as educated unemployment and the increasing "detachment" of youth from labour markets. Analyses the patterns of interventions and policies implemented by countries around the world since the last general discussion. Highlights the key lessons that can be drawn from the experience of, and the responses to, the global financial crisis. Covers a broad range of the policy areas included in the conclusions of the Conference's 2005 discussion, ranging from macroeconomic considerations to labour market policies and programmes, entrepreneurship development, rights and labour markets institutions, social protection and other factors affecting the demand and supply and the quantity and the quality of employment.

Author : International Labour Conference,International Labour Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:901279764

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The Youth Employment Crisis by International Labour Conference,International Labour Office Pdf

Author : Gianluigi Coppola,Niall O'Higgins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317484578

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Youth and the Crisis by Gianluigi Coppola,Niall O'Higgins Pdf

The recent recession has led to an ongoing crisis in the youth labour market in Europe. This timely book deals with a number of areas related to the context, choices and experiences of young people, the consequences of which resonate throughout their lives. The focus of the contributions to this volume is on issues which, whilst undoubtedly important, have thus far received less attention than they arguably deserve. The first part of the book is concerned with issues related to education and training, covering matters such as the role of monopsony in training, the consequences of over-education, and the quality of educational institutions from primary to tertiary. The second part is primarily concerned with the long-term consequences of short-term choices and experiences including contributions on health-related choices, health consequences later in life, factors affecting the home-leaving decision, as well as an analysis of the increasing intergenerational transmission of inequality; a trend which accelerated during the recession. The last part of the book deals with issues related to youth unemployment and NEET – the direct consequence of the recession. This book contains a number of innovative analyses reporting significant findings that contrast with standard models. Some of the more interesting results directly contradict conventional wisdom on a number of topics from the importance of monopsony in training markets to the importance of transitory income changes on consumption of addictive goods. This book is suitable for those who study labor economics, political economy as well as employment and unemployment.

Author : P. Vogel
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1349477540

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Generation Jobless? by P. Vogel Pdf

Offering guidance on the opportunities and threats for future generations, and featuring interviews with business leaders, this book provides a constructive look at change. It directs the youth to become job creators, not job seekers, and to approach the corporate and political worlds with an entrepreneurial mind-set.

Author : Christina G. Villegas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216169581

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The Youth Unemployment Crisis by Christina G. Villegas Pdf

Surveys the history of youth unemployment and identifies key issues underlying the current crisis. The Youth Unemployment Crisis: A Reference Handbook examines the recent phenomenon in the United States wherein young workers ages 16 to 24 are unemployed or disconnected from the labor force at disproportionate rates. It describes in detail what led to the crisis, who it affects, and what can be and is being done about it. The book opens with a chapter that addresses the nature and scope of the crisis, which is followed by a discussion of the inherent problems, controversies, and possible solutions. It includes essays from a diverse range of contributors, providing useful perspectives to round out the author's expertise, as well as a collection of data and documents; an overview of important people, organizations, and resources relating to the crisis; a chronology listing important events in the youth unemployment timeline; and a glossary of key terms.

Author : P. Vogel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137375940

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Generation Jobless? by P. Vogel Pdf

Offering guidance on the opportunities and threats for future generations, and featuring interviews with business leaders, this book provides a constructive look at change. It directs the youth to become job creators, not job seekers, and to approach the corporate and political worlds with an entrepreneurial mind-set.

Author : Ken S. Coates,Bill Morrison
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781459733794

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Dream Factories by Ken S. Coates,Bill Morrison Pdf

Two professors look at the mystique around universities and the consequences of “credentialism.” For decades, we have promoted the idea that a university degree is a passport to future career success. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison argue that the over-promotion of higher education and university degrees is actually undermining the lives of young people, saddling them with enormous debts, and costing governments huge amounts of money. As the young flock to universities in ever-increasing numbers, fewer of them than ever find the elusive “good jobs” that they are pursuing. In fact, many of those jobs no longer exist. We are in the midst of a youth employment crisis that is global in proportion, and we are facing serious misunderstandings about the unfolding career prospects for young adults entering a world of rapid technological change. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison explore the impacts of universities turning out graduates with the wrong skills, and the consequences of vanishing job opportunities.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821397954

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Youth Employment Programs by World Bank Pdf

In the first IEG evaluation of World Bank Group support to youth employment, the findings reveal short-term effects, limited positive results, and lack of evidence. The focus is on investment climate, labor market, and skills. An evidence-based, strategic approach using youth-specific, complementary interventions and multisectoral teams is needed.

Author : Deon Filmer,Louise Fox
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464801075

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Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Deon Filmer,Louise Fox Pdf

"The series is sponsored by the Agence Francaise de Developpement and the World Bank."

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264096078

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Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes Off to a Good Start? Jobs for Youth by OECD Pdf

This concluding report of the Jobs for Youth series analyses the situation of youth employment and unemployment in the context of the jobs crisis and identifies successful policy measures in OECD countries as well as structural reforms in education and in the labour market that can help.

Author : Ross Fergusson,Nicola Yeates
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789900422

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Global Youth Unemployment by Ross Fergusson,Nicola Yeates Pdf

This timely book introduces a fresh perspective on youth unemployment by analysing it as a global phenomenon. Ross Fergusson and Nicola Yeates argue that only by incorporating analysis of the dynamics of the global economy and global governance can we make convincing, comprehensive sense of these developments. The authors present substantial new evidence spanning a century pointing to the strong relationships between youth unemployment, globalisation, economic crises and consequent harms to young people’s social and economic welfare worldwide. The book notably encompasses data and analysis spanning the Global South as well as the Global North.

Author : Niall O'Higgins,International Labour Office,ILO Youth Employment Programme
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9221243788

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The Impact of the Economic and Financial Crisis on Youth Employment by Niall O'Higgins,International Labour Office,ILO Youth Employment Programme Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264096127

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Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes Off to a Good Start? Jobs for Youth by OECD Pdf

This concluding report of the Jobs for Youth series analyses the situation of youth employment and unemployment in the context of the jobs crisis and identifies successful policy measures in OECD countries as well as structural reforms in education and in the labour market that can help.