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Adolescents' School Enrollment and Employment: Effect of State Welfare Policies. JCPR Working Paper.
Download full textHao, Lingxin; Astone, Nan M.; Cherlin, Andrew J. – 2001
This study hypothesizes that stringent welfare policies may promote school enrollment and reduce employment among adolescents from low-income, single parent, and welfare families. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 cohort, combined with state-level data sources, this analysis uses a dynamic model to study school and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Job Skills, Low Income Groups
