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Title: School-to-Work Transition Among Hispanic Youth: Selected Findings from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience
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Santos, Richard Seitz, Patricia Ann |
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School-to-Work Transition Among Hispanic Youth: Selected Findings from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience Presented: San Diego, CA, Western Economics Association Meetings, 1990 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Western Economic Association International Keyword(s): College Enrollment; Educational Attainment; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Dropouts; Hispanic Youth; Hispanics; Labor Force Participation This paper reviews the literature on the school-to-work transition of Hispanic youth specifically focusing on educational attainment and its relation to employment and earnings. Using data on Hispanics from the NLSY, rates of high school completion, college attendance, and labor force participation are depicted for Hispanics as a whole as well as for subgroups including Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and foreign- vs U.S.-born Hispanics. The paper discusses the sometimes conflicting findings of studies conducted to date and presents recommendations for continued research. |
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Santos, Richard and Patricia Ann Seitz. "School-to-Work Transition Among Hispanic Youth: Selected Findings from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience." Presented: San Diego, CA, Western Economics Association Meetings, 1990. |