Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. I. THE SITUATIONS FACING YOUNG WORKERS
5. 1. The Declining Economic Status of Young Workers in OECD Countries 19
6. 2. Cohort Crowding and Youth Labor Markets: A Cross-National Analysis 57
7. 3. Gender and Youth Employment Outcomes: The United States and West Germany, 1984-1991 107
8. 11. YOUTH RESPONSES TO THE MARKET
9. 4. Adapting to Circumstances: The Evolution of Work, School, and Living Arrangements among North American Youth 171
10. 5. Disadvantaged Young Men and Crime 215
11. 6. Child Development and Success or Failure in the Youth Labor Market 247
12. 7. The Rising Well-Being of the Young 289
13. III. THE EFFECT OF PROGRAMS
14. 8. The Sensitivity of Experimental Impact Estimates: Evidence from the National JTPA Study 331
15. 9. The Swedish Youth Labor Market in Boom and Depression 357
16. 10. Young and Out in Germany: On Youths’ Chances of Labor Market Entrance in Germany 381
17. 11. Minimum Wages and Youth Employment in France and the United States 427
18. Contributors 473
19. Author Index 475
20. Subject Index 479