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 …

There are significant differences in the dynamics of employment over the business cycle between young and old …

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

paper finds: (1) Local labor market shortages raise the employment-population rate arid reduce the unemployment rate of …

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