The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth : An Economic Perspective
Jonathan. Gruber
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chicago ; London : : University of Chicago Press, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (329 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What Have We Learned About the Problems of and Prospects for Disadvantaged Youth? / Jonathan Gruber; I. Education; II. Health and Healthy Behaviors; III. Contextual Influences; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index. - One of the most important public policy issues in the United States is how to improve the life prospects of disadvantaged youth who, in their formative years, face low-quality school systems, poor access to health care, and high-crime environments. The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth includes a broad range of research examining various aspects of disadvantage, and ways of increasing the ability of low-income youths to improve their circumstances later in life. Taking an empirical economics perspective, the nine essays in this volume assess the causal impacts
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| Emner | Poor youth - Social conditions - United States
Poor youth -- Education -- United States. Poor youth -- Health and hygiene -- United States. Poor youth -- United States -- Social conditions. Vis mer... Social Sciences
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| ISBN | 9780226309453
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