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Author: Madrigal, Sergio X.
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1. Madrigal, Sergio X.
School-to-Work Transition: The Experience of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Youth
Report, National Council of La Raza, 1982
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: U.S. Department of Labor
Keyword(s): Collective Bargaining; Earnings; Educational Attainment; Hispanic Youth; Racial Differences; Training; Transition, School to Work

Data from the 1979 youth cohort show that Hispanics have a lower rate of return for a year of education than black or white youth. Contrary to expectations, however, previous job experience and training did not significantly contribute to wage rate. Three reasons explaining the low wage rate of minorities compared to that of white youth are proposed: (1) minorities have lower educational endowments than the majority; (2) a smaller percentage of minorities has achieved the threshold of the high school diploma; (3) minorities do not appear to translate their educational investments into higher earnings as well as the majority youth. The study concludes with several policy recommendations.
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Madrigal, Sergio X. "School-to-Work Transition: The Experience of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Youth." Report, National Council of La Raza, 1982.