wow-inequalities/02-data/intermediate/wos_sample/3015d053dfd65f210ab20d4d119a07b0-danziger-sheldon-an/info.yaml

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
type: article
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'