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Title: Educational Experiences and Labor Market Outcomes of Youth
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1. Peng, Tai
Educational Experiences and Labor Market Outcomes of Youth
Ph.D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Educational Returns; Employment, Youth; Gender Differences; Income; Job Satisfaction; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market Outcomes; Racial Differences; Schooling; Vocational Training

This study was designed to determine the effects of educational experience on labor market outcomes of youth. The sample for this study consisted of 1,643 respondents (17 to 21 years of age) from the NLSY. The major conclusions were: (1) The economic outcomes were higher for young men than for young women. However, young women were more likely to experience job satisfaction than young men. (2) The number of weeks employed and income were greater for whites than for non-whites. There was no difference between whites and non-whites with regard to wages and job satisfaction. (3) The father's occupation and educational attainment, and the mother's educational attainment had slight direct effect on the labor market outcomes of youths but mostly the effects were indirect. The father's occupation and the parents' educational attainment had a direct influence on the educational experiences of youths. The family reading index had a positive direct effect on the number of weeks employed and the wages of young men. (4) Schooling had a positive direct effect on the economic outcomes of youths. However, schooling had a negative direct effect on the job satisfaction of youths. The effect of schooling on the employability of youths was greater for non-whites than for whites. The effect of schooling on the income of youths was greater for young men than for young women. (5) Student performance in high school was positively related to the number of weeks employed and job satisfaction of youths. (6) Academic training in high school did little to improve the economic outcomes and job satisfaction of youths. (7) Vocational training caused an increase in the number of weeks of employment for young women but a decrease for young men. Vocational education improved earning potential ability and the ability of youth to be employed early in the labor market. Moreover, vocational education had a positive direct effect on job satisfaction of young women. [UMI ADG87-28061]
Bibliography Citation
Peng, Tai. Educational Experiences and Labor Market Outcomes of Youth. Ph.D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1987.