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Exploring the effects of childhood family structure on teenage and young adult labor force participation

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In examining teenage and young adult employment, this study has three objectives. It seeks to throw light on reasons that some teenagers work and some do not. It explores the effect teenage labor force participation has on teenage educational attainment. Finally, it considers the longer-term effects of early employment on young adult work and wages. Four cross-sectional analyses are performed separately for male and female cohorts of original National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) respondents who were aged 14 through 16 at the first interview in 1979. These analyses take the fullest advantage of the longitudinal nature of the data, using information from every year available, 1979 through 1993. Childhood family structure is found to have little impact on teenage employment and timely high school graduation. However, there is evidence that teenage employment has positive effects on high school graduation and later labor force participation.

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  • S. Garasky, "undated". "Exploring the effects of childhood family structure on teenage and young adult labor force participation," Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 1111-96, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:wispod:1111-96
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