RT Book T1 The problems of disadvantaged youth: an economic perspective T2 A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report A2 Gruber, Jonathan 1965- LA English PP Chicago, Ill. u.a. PB Univ. of Chicago Press YR 2009 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/591379376 AB Introduction: what have we learned about the problems of and prospects for disadvantaged youth? / Jonathan Gruber -- Education : the behavioral consequences of pre-kindergarten participation for disadvantaged youth / David Figlio and Jeffrey Roth -- Is gaining access to selective elementary schools gaining ground? : evidence from randomized lotteries / Julie Berry Cullen and Brian A. Jacob -- Would more compulsory schooling help disadvantaged youth? : evidence from recent changes to school-leaving laws / Philip Oreopoulos -- Health and healthy behaviors : mental health in childhood and human capital / Janet Currie and Mark Stabile -- Childhood disadvantage and obesity : is nurture trumping nature? / Patricia M. Anderson, Kristin F. Butcher, and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach -- Socioeconomic disadvantage and early childbearing / Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip B. Levine -- Contextual influences : parental income shocks and outcomes of disadvantaged youth in the United States / Marianne Page, Ann Huff Stevens, and Jason Lindo -- The role of religious and social organizations in the lives of disadvantaged youth / Rajeev Dehejia, Thomas Deleire, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, and Josh Mitchell -- Neighborhood violence and urban youth / Anna Aizer NO Includes bibliographical references and index. - Enth. 9 Beitr CN a SN 0226309452 SN 9780226309453 K1 Jugendliche K1 Soziale Ungleichheit K1 Niedrigeinkommen K1 Soziale Mobilität K1 Sozialpolitik K1 Armutsbekämpfung K1 Usa K1 Poor youth : United States : Social conditions K1 Poor youth : Education : United States K1 Poor youth : Health and hygiene : United States K1 Poor youth : Social conditions : United States K1 Konferenzschrift K1 Aufsatzsammlung K1 Jugendarbeitslosigkeit : Unterprivilegierung : Armut