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The Black Youth Employment Crisis: Summary of Findings

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  • Harry J. Holzer

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  • Richard B. Freeman & Harry J. Holzer, 1986. "The Black Youth Employment Crisis: Summary of Findings," NBER Chapters, in: The Black Youth Employment Crisis, pages 3-20, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Richard B. Freeman & James L. Medoff, 1982. "Why Does the Rate of Youth Labor Force Activity Differ across Surveys?," NBER Chapters, in: The Youth Labor Market Problem: Its Nature, Causes, and Consequences, pages 75-114, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Robert H. Meyer & David A. Wise, 1982. "The Transition from School to Work: The Experiences of Blacks and Whites," NBER Working Papers 1007, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Weiss, Randall D, 1970. "The Effect of Education on the Earnings of Blacks and Whites," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 52(2), pages 150-159, May.
    4. Freeman, Richard B. & Wise, David A. (ed.), 1982. "The Youth Labor Market Problem," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226261614, December.
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