This paper examines the causes of the decline in black male teenage employment from 1950 to 1970. During this period …, the employment-to-population ratio of black youth (age 16-19) declined from 46.8 percent to 27 percent. The white teenage … employment ratio, in contrast, remained constant. The primary source of the decline is traced to the virtual demise of the market …

evolution over time of the employment rates of women and of the young, and of hours worked in OECD countries. Beyond controlling … do all this we find that culture still matters for women employment rates and for hours worked. However, policies and … appear to be important in explaining the employment rate of the young. In the case of women employment rates, the policy …

anticipate considerably lower earnings in subsequent years, even under the assumption of continuous employment after leaving …

, fertility and children's living circumstances during 1990-2014. On average, trade shocks differentially reduce employment and …

absolute terms, correcting for purchasing power. The relatively high employment rates of less educated German youth combined …-German difference in employment rates …

although increases in minimum wages have small net effects on overall teen employment rates, such increases raise the … the small net disemployment effects for teenagers as a group, there are significant enrollment and employment shifts …

of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005 on the employment and earnings of … individuals randomly offered and not offered training. We find that the program raises earnings and employment for both men and … related to increased employment in formal sector jobs following training. The benefits of training are greater when …