Determinants and Economic Consequences of Youth Unemployment at the Beginning of the 21st Century

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

Klappentext

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

Inhalt
Mäder, Miriam, Steffen Müller, Regina T. Riphahn, Caroline Schwientek: Intergenerational Transmission of Unemployment Evidence for German Sons Cabane, Charlotte, Michael Lechner: Physical Activity of Adults: A Survey of Correlates, Determinants, and Effects Sachs, Andreas, Werner Smolny: Youth Unemployment in the OECD: The Role of Institutions Mohrenweiser, Jens, Thomas Zwick: Youth Unemployment After Apprenticeship Training and Individual, Occupation and Training Employer Characteristics Fitzenberger, Bernd, Stefanie Licklederer: Career Planning School Grades, and Transitions: The Last Two Years in a German Lower Track Secondary School Mohrenweiser, Jens, Friedhelm Pfeiffer: Coaching Disadvantaged Young People: Evidence from Firm Level Data Möller, Joachim, Matthias Umkehrer: Are there Long-Term Earnings Scars from Youth Unemployment in Germany? Tertilt, Michèle, Gerard J. van den Berg: The Association Between Own Unemployment and Violence Victimization Among Female Youths