The study examines teenage unemployment within an historical, theoretical, and empirical context. Explanations for trends in unemployment and labor force participation are analyzed in terms of economic theory and the mechanisms by which these factors might operate in labor markets. It is demonstrated that the trend of increasing unemployment began…

The study conducted in the Buffalo, New York standard metropolitan statistical area, was undertaken to formulate and test a simple model of labor supply for a local labor market. The principal variables to be examined to determine the external supply function of labor to the establishment are variants of the rate of change of the entry wage and…

This book grew out of the research of the Conservation of Human Resources Project at Columbia University. It provides an updated version of a book with the same title and by the same author that was published in 1959. The subject is discussed in the following chapters: I. The Work of Women; II. The Women Who Work; III. The Demands and Rewards of…

This paper summarizes research on evaluating the distributional consequences of social programs, presenting the evaluation problem for an economy with two sectors (e.g., schooled and unschooled) where agents select or are selected into treatment (one of the two sectors). It considers policies affecting choices of treatment but not potential…

This paper presents an empirical analysis of earnings differentials among male Hispanic immigrants in the United States. The principal finding of the study is that there are major differences in the rate of economic mobility of the various Hispanic groups. (Author/CT)

The author feels that the income advantage of a male college graduate has fallen during the past 10 years. This is due in part to the difficulty college graduates have encountered in obtaining college-type jobs. He states that the job market for new graduates in the 1980s should improve. (CT)

A comparison of the Israel labor market between 1974 and 1983 found that both higher wages and age-earnings profiles were related to higher education levels. For higher education levels, the age-earnings profile presents steeper parabolic shapes. An earnings peak for higher educational levels at later ages was found only for 1974. Technological…

Includes "More Job Openings--Even More New Entrants: The Outlook for College Graduates, 1992-2005" (Shelley); "The Class of '90: One Year after Graduation" (Steinberg); and "Job Market Profile of College Graduates in 1992: A Focus on Earnings and Jobs" (Amirault). (JOW)

Examines the relative pay of women in the academic labor market between 1965 and 1985, analyzing national survey data, information from institutions, and published research. Although women's relative pay has improved since the late 1960s, women's salaries still fall short of men's salaries. Sex discrimination seems to have had little effect on…

Analysis of data from 200 occupations 1970-90 shows that one-third of all workers in Finland, Norway, and Sweden would have to change occupations to eliminate gender segregation. Despite Nordic nations' commitment to equality, women often work in female-dominated or part-time occupations and typically earn less. (SK)

Reviews seven books on immigration, discussing what recent scholarship tells about the ways that successive waves of immigrants affect people already living in the United States. The books examine: the arrival of Indians from North Asia, the case against immigration, immigration policy and U.S. economics, the U.S. experience with international…

Differences in levels and determinants of earnings for men and women college graduates are examined. Perspectives from human capital theory, research on the socioeconomic achievement process, and research on segmented labor markets are used to design models of the determination of earnings. Data are taken from the National Opinion Research Center…

This chapter is a draft of Chapter 7 of a planned book, "Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa." This book analyzes early childhood programs' effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: (1) universally accessible preschool for four-year-olds of similar…

A study was conducted using panel data on individuals (from the Panel Survey on Income Dynamics) to examine how local labor demand conditions affect the economic well-being of disadvantaged groups and the poor. The study assumed that growth in the metropolitan economy particularly helps disadvantaged individuals. A regression model using pooled…