Divergent Paths : Economic Mobility in the New American Labor Market /

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Based on an innovative comparison of the fortunes of two generations of young, white men over the course of their careers, DIVERGENT PATHS documents the divide between the upwardly mobile and the growing numbers of workers caught in the low-wage trap."--Jacket

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bernhardt, Annette D., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Loopbaanontwikkeling.
Beroepsmobiliteit.
Arbeitsmarkt
Berufliche Mobilität
Occupational mobility.
Labor mobility.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Main-d'oeuvre > Mobilite > États-Unis.
Mobilite professionnelle > États-Unis.
Labor mobility > United States.
Occupational mobility > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The New Labor Market
  • An Introduction to the National Longitudinal Survey Cohorts
  • The Transition into the Labor Market
  • Rising Job Instability
  • The Short-Term Consequences of Instability
  • Declines in Long-Term Economic Mobility
  • The Growth in Low-Wage Careers
  • Policies to Restore the American Dream
  • Variable Definition and Construction
  • Validation and Attrition Analysis for Job Change Measure
  • Relative Distribution Methods
  • Permanent Wage Estimation.

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