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Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Holzer, Harry J. – National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, 2010
Low high school graduation rates and sharply declining employment rates among disadvantaged youth have led to increasing numbers of youth who are disconnected from both school and work. What programs and policies might prevent these disconnections and improve educational and employment outcomes, particularly among young men? We review the evidence…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Disadvantaged Youth
Holzer, Harry J.; Offner, Paul – 2001
This paper examines trends in the employment rates of young black men, and other groups of young people, during 1979-2000. Data from the Current Population Survey's Outgoing Rotation Groups are used to estimate these trends and their determinants. The data are pooled and analyzed for differences across individuals and metropolitan areas and for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Holzer, Harry J. – 1989
This document reviews (1) recent trends in labor force participation and employment among young men, paying specific attention to high school dropouts and minorities because their participation and employment rates have particularly declined; (2) several potential causes for the trends (including a decline in the demand for the labor of these…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship