We analyze the extent of intergenerational transmission through parental capital, ethnic capital and neighborhood effects on several aspects of the school-to-work transition of second generation immigrants and young ethnic Danes. The main findings are that parental capital has strong positive...

This paper is concerned with the labor market experience of Swedish youths during the 1980s and the 1990s. The first objective is to portray early economic attainment among young Swedes. The second objective of the paper is to examine the impact of labor market programs on youth employment. We...