Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Youth
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youth; education; employment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2013-04-20 (Labour Economics)
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