,Hard Times in the New Millennium: The Fate of Youth in the Bush Years

Hard Times in the New Millennium: The Fate of Youth in the Bush Years


 

Publication Date: November 2003

Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research

Author(s): Heather Boushey; John Schmitt

Research Area: Labor

Keywords: Minority workers; Wage inequality; School enrollment

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper looks at how 20-somethings -- African Americans and Latinos, in particular -- are hit by higher unemployment, slower wage growth, and increased insecurity in the new millennium. Summary at: http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/stateofnationsyouthsummary.pdf.