Teenage Unemployment: Some Evidence of the Long-Run Effects on Wages.

Becker, Brian E.; Hills, Stephen M.

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Publication Date: 1980

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Teenage Unemployment: Some Evidence of the Long-Run Effects on Wages.

Becker, Brian E.; Hills, Stephen M.

Journal of Human Resources, v15 n3 p354-72 Sum 1980

For the average out-of-school youth, teenage unemployment has little effect on the wages earned as an adult. There is indirect evidence that government training programs offset part of the effect of long-term teenage unemployment. (JOW)

Descriptors: Black Employment, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Federal Programs, Long Range Planning, Salary Wage Differentials, Trend Analysis, Unemployment, Wages, Youth Employment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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