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Author: D'Amico, Ronald
Resulting in 29 citations.
1. Baker, Paula C.
Carpenter, Susan A.
Crowley, Joan E.
D'Amico, Ronald
Choongsoo, Kim
Morgan, William R.
Wielgosz, John B.
Pathways to the Future, Volume IV: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1982
Revised, April 1984. Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1984
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA); Educational Attainment; Employment; High School Dropouts; Job Search; Job Training; Racial Differences; Schooling, Post-secondary; Training, Post-School; Wages, Reservation

The fourth wave of data from the NLSY is analyzed. The nature and consequences of high school employment,the effectiveness of job search and job finding methods among young people, the relationship of race to employment and educational attainment, the long-term effects of participation in government-sponsored employment and training programs, and the determinants and consequences of dropping out of high school in an overeducated society are investigated. A longitudinal study of reservation wages, duration of job search and subsequent wages is presented, based on an empirical econometric analysis.

D'Amico & Baker - Chapter One: The Nature and Consequences of High School Employment. Kim - Chapter Two: A Longitudinal Study of Reservation Wages, Duration of Job Search, and Subsequent Wages: An Empirical Econometric Analysis. Wielgosz & Carpenter - Chapter Three: The Effectiveness of Job Search and Job Finding Methods of Young Americans. Crowley - Chapter Four: Long Term Outcomes of Government-Subsidized Employment and Training Programs. Crowley - Chapter Five: Long Term Outcomes of Goverment-Subsidized Employment and Training Programs. Morgan - Chaper Six: The High School Dropout in an Overeducatedc Society.

Bibliography Citation
Baker, Paula C., Susan A. Carpenter, Joan E. Crowley, Ronald D'Amico, Kim Choongsoo, William R. Morgan and John B. Wielgosz. Pathways to the Future, Volume IV: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1982. Revised, April 1984. Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1984.
2. Baker, Paula C.
Crowley, Joan E.
D'Amico, Ronald
Falaris, Evangelos M.
Morgan, William R.
Peters, H. Elizabeth
Willke, Richard
Pathways to the Future, Volume V: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1983
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1985
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Behavior; Business Cycles; College Enrollment; Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA); Educational Attainment; Educational Costs; Job Training; Training, Post-School; Transition, School to Work

This report describes the work experience of the nationally-representative sample of 12,000 Americans who were age 14-21 when first interviewed in 1979 and who have been surveyed annually since then. Willke -- Chapter One evaluates outcomes for post-school participants in government employment and training programs with special attention given to selectivity bias. D'Amico & Baker -- Chapter Two describes early labor market differentiation among terminal high school graduates. Morgan -- Chapter Three analyzes business cycle effects on college enrollment behavior. Crowley -- Chapter Four provides a descriptive analysis of welfare patterns among young mothers. Falaris & Peters -- Chapter Five discusses the effect of demographic factors on schooling and entry wages.
Bibliography Citation
Baker, Paula C., Joan E. Crowley, Ronald D'Amico, Evangelos M. Falaris, William R. Morgan, H. Elizabeth Peters and Richard Willke. "Pathways to the Future, Volume V: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1983." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1985.
3. Baker, Paula C.
D'Amico, Ronald
Nestel, Gilbert
Measuring Time Use: A Comparison of Alternate Research Strategies
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1983
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Research Methodology; Time Use

Alternate methods of measuring time use were assessed using data from the 1980 NLSY pretest, administered to 223 youth ages 15 to 22 in four U.S. cities. The time diary, which elicited detailed time use information from the day preceding the interview date, was compared with a series of stylized questions asking for estimates of time spent on selected activities in the last seven days. Well-suited to gathering information on a comprehensive range of time use patterns, the diary's sensitivity to day to day fluctuations and to sporadic events makes it less desirable as an adjunct to the investigation of specific activities at the individual level. The 7-day retrospective appears to better represent usual time allocation, particularly activities that occur regularly or during infrequent blocks of time during the day. The diary generates reliable aggregate time use estimates while the 7-day approach offers a viable alternative for micro-level research.
Bibliography Citation
Baker, Paula C., Ronald D'Amico and Gilbert Nestel. "Measuring Time Use: A Comparison of Alternate Research Strategies." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1983.
4. Borus, Michael E.
Crowley, Joan E.
D'Amico, Ronald
Hills, Stephen M.
Morgan, William R.
Pathways to the Future, Volume III: A Final Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1981
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1983
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Behavioral Problems; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Employment; Job Patterns; Job Training; Private Schools

This report is based on data from the 1979, 1980 and 1981 interviews of the NLSY. Four analytical chapters comprise the volume: HILLS & CROWLEY -- Chapter 1, characteristics that increase job satisfaction among youth are discussed and compared with those of slightly older men and women. CROWLEY -- Chapter 2, the relationship between crime and employment is examined, using a model that combines economic and sociological approaches. D'AMICO -- Chapter 3, examines the effects of two determinants of educational aspirations and delinquent behavior: high school students' participation in their school's informal social system and their expression of positive feelings toward their schools. MORGAN -- Chapter 4, compares the quality of education in public versus private schools.
Bibliography Citation
Borus, Michael E., Joan E. Crowley, Ronald D'Amico, Stephen M. Hills and William R. Morgan. "Pathways to the Future, Volume III: A Final Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1981." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1983.
5. Borus, Michael E.
Crowley, Joan E.
D'Amico, Ronald
Pollard, Tom K.
Santos, Richard
Pathways to the Future: A Longitudinal Study of Young Americans: Preliminary Report on the 1981 Survey
Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1982
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Employment; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Job Patterns; Job Training

This is a preliminary report based on the 1981 interview of the NLSY, a nationally representative sample of 11,340 young men and women, ages 16 to 24. Topics examined include: BORUS -- Chapter 1, an overview of the characteristics of the civilian youth population; SANTOS -- Chapter 2, employment status of youth by sex, race, age and health status; POLLARD -- Chapter 3, the differences between males and females in growth in earnings between the first job and the job held in 1981; CROWLEY -- Chapter 4, changes in government employment and training programs from FY 1979 to FY 1980; and D'AMICO -- Chapter 5, the ways in which adolescents spend their time.
Bibliography Citation
Borus, Michael E., Joan E. Crowley, Ronald D'Amico, Tom K. Pollard and Richard Santos. Pathways to the Future: A Longitudinal Study of Young Americans: Preliminary Report on the 1981 Survey. Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1982.
6. D'Amico, Ronald
A Quantitative Procedure for the Assignment of Industries to Capital Sector Types
Working Paper, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Capital Sector; Dual Economic Theory; Industrial Classification; Private Sector

While dual economy theory has been shown to enhance our understanding of the process of stratification in America, a satisfactory operationalization of the fundamental concept underlying this theory--that of a bifurcated industrial structure--has yet to be devised. This paper attempts to fill this void by factor analyzing production and product market characteristics of industries. The resultant factor structure is inspected for evidence of dualism and factor scores are used to assign industries to sectors.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "A Quantitative Procedure for the Assignment of Industries to Capital Sector Types." Working Paper, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981.
7. D'Amico, Ronald
Career Paths and Career Origins: The Effect of First Job Industry on the Attainments of Mature Men
Working Paper, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Industrial Classification; Occupations

The fundamental contention of this paper is that the industrial environment encompassing a worker's career origin has pervasive and irrevocable effects on his subsequent career development. This is so even for workers who transfer to a new industrial setting. The linkages that exist between industries, internal labor markets, and career paths are explored. Empirically, it is demonstrated that industry of first job is a significant and strong predictor of earnings and occupational SEI for workers late in their careers. This finding holds despite controls for a number of relevant human capital and other such variables as current job industry, and with various alternate universe restrictions. The final sections of this paper explore the ways in which industries impact on careers. These processes are complex and not well specified by current models of industrial organization. In conclusion, it is argued that these results support the relevance of institutional environments in shaping career development, and that industry is an appropriate level of aggregation at which these processes can be studied.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Career Paths and Career Origins: The Effect of First Job Industry on the Attainments of Mature Men." Working Paper, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981.
8. D'Amico, Ronald
Does Employment During High School Impair Academic Progress?
Sociology of Education 57,3 (July 1984): 152-164.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2112599
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Employment, Youth; High School; Part-Time Work; Teenagers

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The extent of high school employment is documented and its relationship to study time, free time spent at school, class rank, knowledge of occupational tasks, and the probability of dropping out before completing high school is evaluated. Results show that more extensive work involvement is associated with decreased study time and decreased free time at school for some race/sex groups, but no effects on class rank are uncovered. Very extensive work involvement of white male sophomores and white female juniors is associated with an increase in their rate of dropping out, but less intensive work involvement of those of most race/sex groups in grade 11 actually appears to lead to increased rates of high school completion. That high school employment may foster high school achievement is explained by a congruence hypothesis, which holds that a correspondence exists between the personality traits promoted and rewarded by employers and those traits promoted and rewarded by teachers.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Does Employment During High School Impair Academic Progress?" Sociology of Education 57,3 (July 1984): 152-164.
9. D'Amico, Ronald
Does Working in HIgh School Impair Academic Progress?
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, February 1984
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Dropouts; Educational Attainment; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Employment; Part-Time Work

This paper documents the extent of high school employment and evaluates its relationship to study time, free time spent at school, class rank, knowledge of occupational tasks and the probability of dropping out before completing high school.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Does Working in HIgh School Impair Academic Progress?" Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, February 1984.
10. D'Amico, Ronald
Explaining the Effects of Capital Sector for Income Determination
Work and Occupations 9,4 (November 1982): 411-439.
Also: http://wox.sagepub.com/content/9/4/411.abstract
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Capital Sector; Dual Economic Theory; Earnings; Educational Attainment; Industrial Sector; Unions

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This article explicates some of the mechanisms whereby economic sector affects earnings. It estimates both direct and indirect sectoral effects, disaggregates the dependent variable into hourly wage and annual hours worked components and explores the interplay between sector and occupational distributions. The final section explores the extent to which capital sectors exhaust the relevance of industrial structure for earnings. The author finds that substantial interindustry variation in wages exists net of sector.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Explaining the Effects of Capital Sector for Income Determination." Work and Occupations 9,4 (November 1982): 411-439.
11. D'Amico, Ronald
Industrial Feudalism Reconsidered: The Effects of Unionization on Labor Mobility
Work and Occupations 11,4 (November 1984): 407-437.
Also: http://wox.sagepub.com/content/11/4/407.abstract
Cohort(s): Older Men, Young Men
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Blue-Collar Jobs; Employment; Mobility; Mobility, Job; Occupational Attainment; Unions; White Collar Jobs; Work History

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In recent years, sociologists have increasingly investigated the ways in which institutional or organizational features of the labor market constrain workers' mobility patterns throughout the economy. Building on this work, this article analyzes union effects on patterns of job mobility. It finds that the union effects vary by type of union and by type of job change, with industrial unions promoting the incidence of intrafirm occupation changes and craft unions decreasing the incidence of interoccupation moves. Apparently, unions operate to lend coherence and stability to careers by binding their members more closely to organizational and occupational structures.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Industrial Feudalism Reconsidered: The Effects of Unionization on Labor Mobility." Work and Occupations 11,4 (November 1984): 407-437.
12. D'Amico, Ronald
Industrial Feudalism Reconsidered: The Effects of Unionization on Labor Mobility
Report, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, July 1981
Cohort(s): Older Men, Young Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Mobility, Job; Unions

In recent years, sociologists have displayed increasing attention to investigating the ways in which institutional or organizational features of the labor market constrain workers' mobility patterns throughout the economy. Notable within this corpus of research by virtue of their glaring omission are analyses of the role of trade unions. This paper attempts to fill this gap by investigating union effects on patterns of job mobility. It finds that union effects vary by type of union and by type of job change, with industrial unions promoting the incidence of intra-firm occupation changes and craft unions decreasing the incidence of inter-occupation moves. The author concludes that unions operate to lend coherence and stability to careers by binding their members more closely to organizational and occupational structures.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Industrial Feudalism Reconsidered: The Effects of Unionization on Labor Mobility." Report, Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, July 1981.
13. D'Amico, Ronald
Informal Peer Networks and School Sentiments as Integrative and Social Control Mechanisms
Presented: Detroit, MI, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, 1983
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Behavior; Control; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; High School; Peers/Peer influence/Peer relations; Racial Differences; Teenagers

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

The amount of non-study time which youth spend in high school and their expression of positive sentiments towards their schools are taken to be indicators of degree of involvement in and commitment to educational institutions, respectively. According to social control theory, these variables should be positively associated with a tendency for students to embrace socially accepted modes of behavior. These hypotheses are tested by investigating the effect of non-study school time and school sentiments on youths' educational aspirations and their commission of delinquent acts. Results show mixed support for the hypotheses, with important race and sex differences found.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Informal Peer Networks and School Sentiments as Integrative and Social Control Mechanisms." Presented: Detroit, MI, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, 1983.
14. D'Amico, Ronald
Status Maintenance or Status Competition? Wife's Relative Wages as a Determinant of Labor Supply and Marital Instability
Social Forces 61,4 (June 1983): 1186-1205.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2578286
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keyword(s): Earnings, Husbands; Earnings, Wives; Employment; Family Resources; Household Income; Marital Instability; Oppenheimer's Model; Transfers, Financial; Wages, Women

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This paper tests two contending theories about the effect of the interaction between husband's and wife's earnings capabilities on the wife's labor force participation and on the probability of marital dissolution. The first of these is Parsons' status competition model which suggests that, other things equal, the higher a woman's wage potential relative to her husband's, the more peripheral should be her labor force attachment. Violation of this constraint by her employment in a status competitive position is presumed to lead to increased risk of marital disruption. By contrast, Oppenheimer's status maintenance model proposes that the family's efforts to enhance its position in the socioeconomic hierarchy is an inducement to the wife's employment the more congruent her potential labor force achievement is with her husband's. Our results generally support the Oppenheimer model, although some support for Parsons' model was found. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for study of the interactive linkages between husbands' and wives' careers.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Status Maintenance or Status Competition? Wife's Relative Wages as a Determinant of Labor Supply and Marital Instability." Social Forces 61,4 (June 1983): 1186-1205.
15. D'Amico, Ronald
Supply and Demand Factors in Income Determination
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, June 1981
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Capital Sector; Dual Economic Theory; Earnings; Industrial Sector

This paper endeavors to clarify some unexplored issues evolving from dual economy theory. In particular, we model the process by which individuals get allocated to sectors, elucidate the mechanisms by which capital sector affects earnings, and note the overlap between occupational and industrial dualism.

The final section of this paper attempts to evaluate dualism in a somewhat broader sense. In particular, we explore the extent to which capital sectors exhaust the relevance of industrial structure for earnings. We find that substantial inter-industry variation in wages exists net of sector.

Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "Supply and Demand Factors in Income Determination." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, June 1981.
16. D'Amico, Ronald
The Effects of Career Origins on Subsequent Socioeconomic Attainments
Work and Occupations 12,3 (August 1985): 329-350.
Also: http://wox.sagepub.com/content/12/3/329.abstract
Cohort(s): Older Men, Young Men
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Earnings; Occupational Attainment; Occupational Status; Transition, School to Work

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

An attempt is made to demonstrate that the institutional structures and environment of a worker's career origins shape opportunity structures and channel subsequent career developments. Specifically, the first job held after school is a particularly strong determinant of occupational placement and the earnings attainment of a worker late in his career. Data from the 1966 NLS of Young and Older Men are used to relate current earnings and occupational status to first-job characteristics. The findings indicate that the worker's first job does indeed strongly influence occupational attainments later in the career, but is less likely to be a strong predictor of earnings attainment. The survey also shows that the institutional effects on socioeconomic attainments are complex and not easily measured or explained. A study using firm-level attributes conducted over a longer period of time may reveal stronger effects of first job characteristics on workers' eventual attainment.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald. "The Effects of Career Origins on Subsequent Socioeconomic Attainments." Work and Occupations 12,3 (August 1985): 329-350.
17. D'Amico, Ronald
Baker, Paula C.
Early Labor Market Differentation Among Terminal High School Graduates
In: Pathways to the Future, Volume V: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1983, P.Baker, ed., Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1985
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): High School Completion/Graduates; Labor Market Demographics

Chapter Two describes early labor market differentiation among terminal high school graduates.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald and Paula C. Baker. "Early Labor Market Differentation Among Terminal High School Graduates." In: Pathways to the Future, Volume V: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1983, P.Baker, ed., Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1985.
18. D'Amico, Ronald
Brown, Timothy
Patterns of Labor Mobility in a Dual Economy: The Case of Semi-skilled and Unskilled Workers
Social Science Research 11,2 (June 1982): 153-175.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0049089X82900175
Cohort(s): Older Men, Young Men
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Blue-Collar Jobs; Migration; Mobility; Mobility, Job

The focus of recent stratification research demonstrates increasing recognition of the structured nature of social inequality. Among the forms these efforts have taken has been the development of a number of models drawing attention to the importance of various labor market divisions or cleavages. The crucial role which restricted labor mobility must play in maintaining these cleavages, while largely untested, has long been recognized. The authors argue that analysis of the patterns of job sequencing can be used to draw important inferences regarding the existence and character of labor market structures. From this premise, job transition data are used to test a number of propositions derived from dual economy theory, relating to the extent of intersectoral moves and the patterns of intersectoral and intrasectoral moves. Using log-linear methods, it was found that the hypothesized evidence of restricted intersectoral job shifts and patterns of intrasectoral moves were indicative of the pervasiveness of rigidly structured internal labor markets in the core. While these results are consistent with a dualistic interpretation, they are equally as consistent with any model emphasizing the existence of strong intra- firm and intra-industry job structures.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald and Timothy Brown. "Patterns of Labor Mobility in a Dual Economy: The Case of Semi-skilled and Unskilled Workers." Social Science Research 11,2 (June 1982): 153-175.
19. D'Amico, Ronald
Daymont, Thomas N.
Industrial Organization, Economic Conditions, and the Labor Market Success of Young Men: An Overview and Extension
Social Science Research 11,3 (September 1982): 201-226.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0049089X82900096
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Business Cycles; Capital Sector; Industrial Sector; Job Tenure; Job Turnover; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Unemployment; Unions; Wages

The relationship between workplace organization and socioeconomic attainments of workers, although an issue of some currency in contemporary stratification research, is complex and as yet not well understood. In contrast to dual economic theory, this paper attempts to sort out the separate effects of various components of the social organization of production (e.g., profitability, capital intensity, market power, unionization) on job rewards. Moreover, various considerations suggest that these structural effects vary with business cycle activity. Accordingly, one of the research aims is to examine the extent to which various dimensions of organizational structure serve to differentially insulate workers from wage stagnation as economic conditions deteriorate. Finally, because firms may devise different institutional responses to declining product demand, these structural effects on both wage rates and unemployment propensities are examined.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald and Thomas N. Daymont. "Industrial Organization, Economic Conditions, and the Labor Market Success of Young Men: An Overview and Extension." Social Science Research 11,3 (September 1982): 201-226.
20. D'Amico, Ronald
Haurin, R. Jean
Mott, Frank L.
Effect of Mother's Employment on Adolescent and Early Adult Outcomes of Young Men and Women
In: Children of Working Parents: Experiences and Outcomes. C. Hayes and S. Kammerman, eds. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1983
Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: National Academy Press
Keyword(s): Children; Educational Attainment; Mothers; Sex Roles; Teenagers

This research uses data from mother-daughter and mother-son pairs to examine the effects of mother's employment on her children's educational attainments, early adult sex role attitudes, career attainments, fertility expectations and plans to work. Measures of mother's employment include several items tapping the extent of her labor force participation when her children were still young. The models also include measures of mother's educational attainment and sex role attitudes as controls. None of the measures of mother's employment has any important effect on any of the outcome measures of either sons or daughters. However, mother's educational attainment and sex role attitudes did have some strong effects, especially for daughters.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald, R. Jean Haurin and Frank L. Mott. "Effect of Mother's Employment on Adolescent and Early Adult Outcomes of Young Men and Women" In: Children of Working Parents: Experiences and Outcomes. C. Hayes and S. Kammerman, eds. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1983
21. D'Amico, Ronald
Hills, Stephen M.
Lynch, Lisa M.
Morgan, William R.
Nestel, Gilbert
Olsen, Randall J.
Parsons, Donald O.
Willke, Richard
Pathways to the Future, Volume VI: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience of Youth in 1984
Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, January 1986
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): All-Volunteer Force (AVF); Children; Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA); Earnings; Education; Educational Costs; Employment, In-School; Family Resources; Job Training; Labor Market Outcomes

This report describes the work experience of a nationally-representative sample of 12,000 Americans who were age 14-21 when first interviewed in 1979 and who have been surveyed annually since then. Willke - Chapter One examines welfare, education, and labor market outcomes for CETA participants and non-participants. Lynch - Chapter Two aims to identify the influences on the length of time young people are unemployed. Olsen - Chapter Three examines a method for determining the existence and impact of selection bias, which is known to affect outcomes of labor policy discussions depending on how the bias is corrected. Hills - Chapter Four examines the long-run impact of teen-age unemployment on later labor market success. Morgan - Chapter Five examines variation within families in investment of resources in their children's educational and occupational attainment process. D'Amico - Chapter Six adds evidence to other studies showing how pervasive employment is among high school youth. Parsons - Chapter Seven provides information about the on-the-job training provided to young men by private employers. Nestel - Chapter Eight compares the post-school work experience of youth who served in the All-Volunteer Force and those who did not.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald, Stephen M. Hills, Lisa M. Lynch, William R. Morgan, Gilbert Nestel, Randall J. Olsen, Donald O. Parsons and Richard Willke. Pathways to the Future, Volume VI: A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience of Youth in 1984. Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, January 1986.
22. D'Amico, Ronald
Maxwell, Nan L.
Employment During the School-to-Work Transition: An Explanation for Subsequent Black-White Wage Differentials and Bifurcation of Black Income
Presented: Toronto, Canada, Population Association of America Meetings, May 1990
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Dropouts; Employment; Income; Labor Force Participation; Racial Differences; Regions; Transition, School to Work; Wage Differentials; Work Experience

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This study examines the divergence in black-white income and bifurcation in black income for young males in the 1980s. By integrating school-to-work transition literature with black-white research on vintage effects and income bifurcation, a framework is established for linking employment during the school-to-work transition and subsequent wage divergence. The authors empirically confirm this link using data from the NLSY. The results suggest that the higher rates of black youth joblessness during the 1980s directly translate into black-white wage divergence of youth and bifurcation of black income.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald and Nan L. Maxwell. "Employment During the School-to-Work Transition: An Explanation for Subsequent Black-White Wage Differentials and Bifurcation of Black Income." Presented: Toronto, Canada, Population Association of America Meetings, May 1990.
23. D'Amico, Ronald
Maxwell, Nan L.
The Impact of Post-School Joblessness on Male Black-White Wage Differentials
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 33,2 (April 1994): 184-205.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-232X.1994.tb00335.x/pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley
Keyword(s): Employment, Youth; Racial Differences; Transition, School to Work; Unemployment, Youth; Wage Differentials

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This study examines the employment undercurrents of the divergence in black-white wages for young males in the 1980s. By integrating school-to-work transition literature with black-white research on earnings differences, we establish a framework for linking employment during the school-to-work transition and subsequent wage differentials. We empirically confirm this link using the youth cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys. Results suggest that the higher rates of joblessness among a subset of black youth directly translate into lower earnings for blacks and produce black-white wage divergence. Young black males with extremely high levels of joblessness during the school-to-work period face the greatest reduction in relative wages.
Bibliography Citation
D'Amico, Ronald and Nan L. Maxwell. "The Impact of Post-School Joblessness on Male Black-White Wage Differentials." Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 33,2 (April 1994): 184-205.
24. Hills, Stephen M.
Becker, Brian E.
Bils, Mark J.
D'Amico, Ronald
Career Thresholds, Volume 7: Ten Years of Labor Market Experience for Young Men
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1980
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Earnings, Husbands; Earnings, Wives; Family Income; Firm Size; Mobility; Training, Occupational; Transition, School to Work

Nine chapters outline the following information: 1. Historical and demographic changes affecting the work lives of the 3,644 young men who were age 14-24 when first interviewed in 1966 and who remained in the sample ten years later. 2. The declining labor market opportunities of those who graduated from college with variations by degree and field of study. 3. The impact of investment in college quality for the young men, focusing on later earnings and graduate school attendance and whether the quality of the institution makes a difference in the labor market position. 4. The intensity and subsequent effectiveness of occupational training and whether the return to training compares favorably with other investment activities. 5. Labor marke
Bibliography Citation
Hills, Stephen M., Brian E. Becker, Mark J. Bils and Ronald D'Amico. Career Thresholds, Volume 7: Ten Years of Labor Market Experience for Young Men. Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1980.
25. Hills, Stephen M.
Becker, Brian E.
Kim, Choongsoo
D'Amico, Ronald
Market Defenses: Early Work Decisions of Today's Middle-aged Men
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1983
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): College Education; Earnings; Educational Attainment; Racial Differences; Teenagers; Training, Occupational; Transition, School to Work; Unemployment; Unions

This report reviews the variety of protective mechanisms or market defenses which insulated the young men cohort, 1966-1978, from the uncertainties of the labor market. Discussed are: (1) the nature and consequences of teenage unemployment and the labor market choices of young males during the school to work transition period; (2) the declining labor market opportunities for college graduates; (3) investment in college quality and occupational training and its impact on earnings; and (4) changes in the relative employment and earnings opportunities of young black males.
Bibliography Citation
Hills, Stephen M., Brian E. Becker, Choongsoo Kim and Ronald D'Amico. "Market Defenses: Early Work Decisions of Today's Middle-aged Men." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1983.
26. Hills, Stephen M.
D'Amico, Ronald
Ball, David E.
Golon, Jeff
Jackson, John L.
Latack, Janina C.
Lynch, Lisa M.
Mangum, Stephen L.
Shapiro, David
The Changing Market: A Longitudinal Study of Fifteen Years of Labor Market Experience of Young Men
Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1984
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Displaced Workers; Labor Market Demographics; Military Service; Mobility, Job; Unemployment

Chapter 1: The Changing Market
Chapter 2: The Displaced Worker
Chapter 3: Adujusting to Recession
Chapter 4: Adjusting to the Structure of Jobs
Chapter 5: The Household Costs of Unemployment
Chapter 6: Career Mobility
Chapter 7: Long Run Effects of Military Service
Chapter 8: Skill Transfer
Chapter 9: How Fluid is the U.S. Labor Market?
Bibliography Citation
Hills, Stephen M., Ronald D'Amico, David E. Ball, Jeff Golon, John L. Jackson, Janina C. Latack, Lisa M. Lynch, Stephen L. Mangum and David Shapiro. "The Changing Market: A Longitudinal Study of Fifteen Years of Labor Market Experience of Young Men." Report, Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1984.
27. Hills, Stephen M.
D'Amico, Ronald
Shapiro, David
Lynch, Lisa M.
The Changing Labor Market: A Longitudinal Study of Young Men
Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1986
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Displaced Workers; Industrial Sector; Local Labor Market; Military Service; Mobility; Mobility, Occupational; Transfers, Skill

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

In a review of the 1966-1981 data from the Young Men's cohort, this book discusses the consequences of job dislocation on the careers of young men, and focuses on displacement within the construction, automobile, and steel industries. Also examined are the household costs of unemployment, the factors influencing career mobility patterns, the long-run effects of military service, and the extent of skill transfer between military and civilian occupations.
Bibliography Citation
Hills, Stephen M., Ronald D'Amico, David Shapiro and Lisa M. Lynch. The Changing Labor Market: A Longitudinal Study of Young Men. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1986.
28. Maxwell, Nan L.
D'Amico, Ronald
Employment and Wage Effects of Involuntary Job Separation: Male-Female Differences
American Economic Review 76,2 (May 1986): 373-377.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1818799
Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women
Publisher: American Economic Association
Keyword(s): Displaced Workers; Gender Differences; Job Turnover; Labor Force Participation; Wage Effects

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A study is undertaken to determine if women fare better or worse than men upon job termination. Analysis examines the role human capital and institutional factors play in explaining the consequences following involuntary job termination. Data are taken from the Young Men and Young Women's panels of the NLS. The results indicate that, while males may have increased displacement rates, once females lose their jobs, they are more likely to have difficulty recovering their initial labor market positions. Striking employment differentials between the sexes exist after displacement, with female unemployment rates about 2 1/2 times greater than rates for males. With prolonged unemployment, women are much more likely to drop out of the workforce than men. Much of the differential can be attributed to gender or to gender-related characteristics. Evidence also suggests that, net of human capital and institutional influences, displaced females also suffer greater wage loss than males.
Bibliography Citation
Maxwell, Nan L. and Ronald D'Amico. "Employment and Wage Effects of Involuntary Job Separation: Male-Female Differences." American Economic Review 76,2 (May 1986): 373-377.
29. Shaw, Lois B.
D'Amico, Ronald
Gagen, Mary G.
Gitter, Robert J.
Haurin, Donald R.
Morgan, William R.
Mott, Frank L.
Peters, Elizabeth
Dual Careers, Volume 6: Fifteen Year Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys Mature Women's Cohort
Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1985
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: Center for Human Resource Research
Keyword(s): Education; Employment; Family Constraints; Job Patterns; Marital Disruption; Marriage; Racial Differences

Fifteen years of data from the NLS cohort of Mature Women are analyzed. Chapter one describes the extent of the decreasing family responsibilities and increasing labor market involvement for these women over the fifteen-year period. Chapter two explores the employment patterns of white and black women following the birth of their first child. Chapter three examines the degree of responsibility given to women age 45 to 59 for the pay and promotion decisions of others. Chapter four describes the education the women received between 1967 and 1982, and chapter five examines the extent to which they increased their labor market involvement as a result of family disruptions or husband's employment or disability. Chapter six describes the factors that determine women's early withdrawal from the labor market. Chapter seven illustrates the usefulness of hazard rate models in exploring the transition from divorce to remarriage and finds a striking difference in the mean duration to remarriage between whites and non-whites. Chapter eight focuses on the retirement plans and expected pension of white and black middle aged women.
Bibliography Citation
Shaw, Lois B., Ronald D'Amico, Mary G. Gagen, Robert J. Gitter, Donald R. Haurin, William R. Morgan, Frank L. Mott and Elizabeth Peters. Dual Careers, Volume 6: Fifteen Year Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys Mature Women's Cohort. Columbus OH: Center for Human Resource Research, The Ohio State University, 1985.