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abstract: 'According to Sheldon Danziger and David Ratner, changes in the labor
market over the past thirty-five years, such as labor-saving
technological changes, increased globalization, declining unionization,
and the failure of the minimum wage to keep up with inflation, have made
it more difficult for young adults to attain the economic stability and
self-sufficiency that are important markers of the transition to
adulthood. Young men with no more than a high school degree have
difficulty earning enough to support a family. Even though young women
have achieved gains in earnings, employment, and schooling relative to
men in recent decades, those without a college degree also struggle to
achieve economic stability and self-sufficiency.
The authors begin by describing trends in labor market outcomes for
young adults-median annual earnings, the extent of low-wage work,
employment rates, job instability, and the returns to education. Then
they examine how these outcomes may contribute to delays in other
markers of the transition to adulthood-completing an education,
establishing independent living arrangements, and marrying and having
children. They conclude that adverse changes in labor market outcomes
are related to those delays but have not been shown to be the primary
cause.
Danziger and Ratner next consider several public policy reforms that
might improve the economic outlook for young adults. They recommend
policies that would increase the returns to work, especially for
less-educated workers. They propose raising the federal minimum wage and
adjusting it annually to maintain its value relative to the median wage.
Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for childless low-wage workers,
the authors say, could also raise the take-home pay of many young adult
workers, with minimal adverse employment effects. New policies should
also provide work opportunities for young adults who cannot find steady
employment either because of poor economic conditions or because of
physical and mental disabilities or criminal records that make it hard
for them to work steadily even when the economy is strong. Finally, the
authors recommend increasing federal Pell grants for college and
improving access to credit for would-be college students to raise the
educational attainment of young adults from low-income families.'
affiliation: 'Danziger, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Michigan, Gerald R Ford Sch
Publ Policy, Natl Poverty Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.
Danziger, Sheldon, Univ Michigan, Gerald R Ford Sch Publ Policy, Natl Poverty Ctr,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.
Ratner, David, Univ Michigan, Dept Econ, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.'
author: Danziger, Sheldon and Ratner, David
author_list:
- family: Danziger
given: Sheldon
- family: Ratner
given: David
da: '2023-09-28'
eissn: 1550-1558
files: []
issn: 1054-8289
journal: FUTURE OF CHILDREN
keywords-plus: INEQUALITY; EDUCATION; COLLEGE
language: English
month: SPR
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '68'
pages: 133-158
papis_id: bcc64e7f83f7ef38f2fc7681a8b7c8ea
ref: Danziger2010labormarket
times-cited: '139'
title: Labor Market Outcomes and the Transition to Adulthood
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000277024900007
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '40'
volume: '20'
web-of-science-categories: 'Family Studies; Health Policy \& Services; Social Sciences,
Interdisciplinary'
year: '2010'