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Peer reviewedLevin, Henry M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
Competing explanations for youth unemployment (demography, minimum wages, education and training, economic conditions) have profoundly different implications for policy. The history of youth unemployment in Australia and the United States is explored and the causes of the problem as well as some solutions are evaluated. (LC)
Descriptors: Demography, Economics, Foreign Countries, Labor Market
Download full textLevin, Henry M. – 1980
An important part of the strategies for reducing youth unemployment in Australia and the United States is to improve the education and training of young persons, especially those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. However, this approach fails to recognize that youth unemployment is also caused by the demographic bulge of youth entering the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Educational Benefits
