Do Recessions Keep Students in School? The Impact of Youth Unemployment on Enrolment in Post-compulsory Education in England

Economica

Volumn 78, Issue 311, 2011, Pages 523-545

  Clark, Damon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; LABOR MARKET; STUDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958273753     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2009.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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