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Human Asset Development and the Transition from School to Work: Policy Lessons for the 21st Century

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  • Debra Donahoe

    (Princeton University)

  • Marta Tienda

    (Princeton University)

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The transition from school to work is the lynchpin in the transition to adulthood. Because full-time employment usually permits financial independence as well as social and emotional independence, both of which are crucial for developing private (i.e., family) and public (i.e., civic) adult roles, there is great societal interest in youth negotiating this transition successfully. The ability of young adults to establish independent households and to be financially independent as well as socially and emotionally mature depends crucially on how well they prepare themselves to compete for and secure well-paying jobs and to participate in social, civic, and familial activities.

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  • Debra Donahoe & Marta Tienda, 1999. "Human Asset Development and the Transition from School to Work: Policy Lessons for the 21st Century," Working Papers 322, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Office of Population Research..
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    Cited by:

    1. David Neumark & Donna Rothstein, 2004. "Do School-to-Work Programs Help the "Forgotten Half"?," PPIC Working Papers 2004.16, Public Policy Institute of California.
    2. Shaun M. Dougherty, 2018. "The Effect of Career and Technical Education on Human Capital Accumulation: Causal Evidence from Massachusetts," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 13(2), pages 119-148, Spring.
    3. Neumark, David & Rothstein, Donna, 2006. "School-to-career programs and transitions to employment and higher education," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 25(4), pages 374-393, August.
    4. Neumark, David, 2006. "Evaluating program effectiveness: A case study of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in California," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 25(3), pages 315-326, June.
    5. David Neumark, 2009. "Alternative Labor Market Policies to Increase Economic Self-Sufficiency: Mandating Higher Wages, Subsidizing Employment, and Increasing Productivity," NBER Working Papers 14807, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Brooks B. Robinson, 2009. "Black Unemployment And Infotainment," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 47(1), pages 98-117, January.

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    JEL classification:

    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J39 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Other

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