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ERIC ED261107: Pathways to the Future, Vol. IV. A Report on the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience in 1982. Revised.

The six papers which comprise this report analyze the labor market experience of youth as reflected in the 1982 results of a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of 32.9 million young people who were ages 14-21 as of January 1, 1979. Chapter 1, "The Nature and Consequences of High School Employment," by Ronald D'Amico and Paula Baker, reports that by the tenth grade about one third of students were employed for at least one week, with white males showing the highest percentage, and that the effects of employment on schooling appear to be positive. Chapter 2, "A Longitudinal Study of Reservation Wages, Duration of Job Search, and Subsequent Wages," by Choongsoo Kim, expands on previous studies concerned with whether the length of the job search period leads to subsequent wage gains. Chapter 3, "The Effectiveness of Job Search and Job Finding Methods of Young Americans," by John Wielgosz and Susan Carpenter, examines whether particular job search methods exert a significant influence on the duration of job search and level of job satisfaction. Chapter 4, "Race, Employment, and Educational Attainment," by Joan E. Crowley, argues that young people's desire for educa

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