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Book SynopsisFeaturing new findings and fresh insights from an international roster of labor economists, including such eminent authors as Morley Gunderson, Harry Holzer, and Paul Ryan, this book delves into a uniquely wide range of high-profile labor issues affecting youth in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan - from declining job, wage, and training prospects to workplace health hazards, immigration, union activism, and new policy strategies. This widely accessible introduction to the latest research in the area presents original empirical economic studies in an engaging style.
All may find something of interest in the host of controversial topics of lively public debate that are covered, including: youth unemployment, earnings mobility, racial/ethnic and gender inequalities, training quality and access, job hazards, health insurance coverage, immigration, minimum wage laws, union organizing, and global economic competition.
Young Workers in the Global Economy is written in a clear and accessible style for a broad readership ranging from scholars and college students to employers, unions, career counselors, human resource professionals, vocational trainers, policy analysts, government officials, immigration and health care activists, as well as to the wider public concerned about the future of youth career prospects.
Trade Review'This timely collection offers an analysis of youth employment in a global perspective. It examines five subject areas, ranging from current trends in labor markets through education levels of job seekers, workplace safety, immigration and strategic initiatives to deal with declining levels of employment. . . . it sets forth clear prescriptions for public policy. Recommended.' -- R.L. Hogler, Choice
'. . . the volume is successful in reaching an always difficult equilibrium between scientific soundness, on the one hand, and fluency, on the other hand. . . the book is a highly enjoyable and engaging read also for a general audience interested in understanding the new dimensions of what has become a persistent affliction of many households in advanced economies.' -- Education Economics
'This excellent collection addresses an important issue: Why young people in so many countries experience more unemployment and precariousness than previous generations, and what we can do about it.' -- Michael Reich, University of California, Berkeley, US
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Youth Employment: Crisis or Course Change? An Introduction Gregory DeFreitas PART I: CURRENT JOB TRENDS AND CHALLENGES 2. The Youth Labor Market Problem in Cross-Country Perspective Rebekka Christopoulou 3. Out of School, Out of Work, Out of Luck? Black Male Youth Joblessness in New York City Mark Levitan 4. Still With Us After All of These Years: Youth Labor Market Entry, Home-Leaving and Human Capital Accumulation in Italy, 1993–2003 Niall O’Higgins 5. Youth Employment in Japan after the 1990s Bubble Burst Naoki Mitani PART II: SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS 6. Youth Employment Problems and School-to-Work Institutions in Advance Economies Paul Ryan 7. Work and Non-Work Time Use of US College Students Lonnie M. Golden PART III: DYING FOR A JOB 8. Occupational Fatalities Among Young Workers Janice Windau 9. Falling Private Health Insurance Coverage Among Young Workers in the United States Niev J. Duffy PART IV: HOW DOES IMMIGRATION AFFECT AMERICAN YOUTH? 10. Immigration and Youth Employment: Recent Debates and Research Findings Gregory DeFreitas 11. Unauthorized Mexican Immigration and Youth Labor Market Outcomes in California in the 1990s Enrico A. Marcelli PART V: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING FUTURE JOB PROSPECTS 12. How Can We Improve Employment Outcomes for Young Black Men? Harry J. Holzer 13. Does Job Corps Training Boost the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Latinos? Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Arturo Gonzalez and Todd Neumann 14. Have Young Workers Lost Their (Collective) Voice? Youth–Adult Preferences for Workplace Voice in Canada Michele Campolieti, Rafael Gomez and Morley Gunderson References Index
