This paper analyses the effects of both training and overeducation on upward mobility in the
internal labour market, the professional market and the “supplementary labour market”. The …

This article takes the passage of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 as the starting
point for a conversation about the readiness of the United States for a structured school-to …

From childhood through to adulthood, retirement and finally death, The Economic
Psychology of Everyday Life uniquely explores the economic problems all individuals have …

According to conventional wisdom, big business wields enormous influence over America's
political agenda and is responsible for the relatively limited scale of the country's social …

This paper examines the consequences of initial periods of “churning” or “mobility” in the
labor market, to help assess whether faster transitions to stable employment relationships …

This study advances on previous research training and turnover in two ways. First, insights
from the human capital perspective are contrasted with insights from the commitment …

Contemporary youth typically experience considerable floundering and uncertainty in their
transition from school to work. This article examines patterns of schooling and working …

This study explores the role of informal mentoring (ie, developing an important relationship
with a non-parental adult) in the transition to full time employment among young adults (age …

Young people often develop natural mentoring relationships with nonparental adults during
adolescence and young adulthood. While much has been learned about the benefits of …

Using retrospective data of young people's work experience in Japan, this paper found that
initial labor market conditions, ie, when workers first enter the labor market after permanently …