| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 469 pages) : illustrations |
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National Bureau of Economic Research project report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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| 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 |
| Analysis |
United States Black young persons Employment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
African American youth -- Employment -- Congresses
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Unemployment -- United States -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Unemployment
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Trabalho E Trabalhadores.
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United States
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
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Holzer, Harry J., 1957-
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| ISBN |
0226261824 |
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9780226261829 |
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