The Youth Labor Market Problem: Its Nature, Causes, and Consequences

This volume brings together a massive body of research information on an issue of crucial importance to labor economists, policy makers, and society in general: unemployment among the young. The 13 studies detail the ambiguity and inadequacy of our present standard statistics as applied to youth employment, point out the error in many commonly accepted views, and show that many critically important aspects of this problem are not adequately understood. These studies also supply a significant amount of raw data, furnish a platform for further research and theoretical work in labor economics, and direct attention to potential avenues for future programs.