부산대학교 도서관

Part of a special issue on youth employment. Young people gain substantial work experience before age 16, the age at which official statistics start counting employment. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), 1997 cohort, provides a unique opportunity to study the very early work experiences of youths and relate such experiences to future labor-market behavior. The data exclusively deal with 12- and 13-year-olds, focusing on who holds jobs and the nature of those jobs. Among the questions examined are whether early initiation into the labor market is associated with youths from upper income, more educated families, or whether it occurs among those who most likely will not pursue advanced schooling. Such questions are examined in relation to race or ethnicity; parental income, education, and marital status; and the presence of siblings.