Determinants and economic consequences of youth unemployment at the beginning of the 21st century / / edited by Bernd Fitzenberger, Nicole Gürtzgen and Friedhelm Pfeiffer ; with contributions by Gerard J. Van Den Berg [and sixteen others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792671203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stuttgart, : Lucius & Lucius, 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 3-11-051080-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (516 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Disciplina: 331.137943
• Soggetti: Unemployment - Germany; Unemployed youth - Germany; Youth - Employment - Germany
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Inhalt / Contents -- Guest Editorial / Fitzenberger, Bernd / Gürtzgen, Nicole / Pfeiffer, Friedhelm -- Abhandlungen / Original Papers -- Intergenerational Transmission of Unemployment - Evidence for German Sons / Mäder, Miriam / Riphahn, Regina T. / Schwientek, Caroline / Müller, Steffen -- Physical Activity of Adults: A Survey of Correlates, Determinants, and Effects / Cabane, Charlotte / Lechner, Michael -- Youth Unemployment in the OECD: The Role of Institutions / Sachs, Andreas / Smolny, Werner -- Youth Unemployment After Apprenticeship Training and Individual, Occupation, and Training Employer Characteristics / Mohrenweiser, Jens / Zwick, Thomas -- Career Planning, School Grades, and Transitions: The Last Two Years in a German Lower Track Secondary School / Fitzenberger, Bernd / Licklederer, Stefanie -- Coaching Disadvantaged Young People: Evidence from Firm Level Data / Mohrenweiser, Jens / Pfeiffer, Friedhelm -- Are there Long-Term Earnings Scars from Youth Unemployment in Germany? / Moller, Joachim / Umkehrer, Matthias -- The Association Between Own Unemployment and Violence Victimization Among Female Youths / Tertilt, Michèle / Berg, Gerard J. ; van den -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: In a number of European economies youth unemployment has increased again to unexpected and unwanted levels. It has become one of the pressing labor market problems that many countries are currently facing. This special issue involves a collection of current research and new findings. The contributions improve our understanding of the determinants and economic consequences of youth unemployment and implications for policies to combat it