The School-to-Work Transition: A Cross-National Perspective
比较了七个国家年轻人从学校到工作的过渡模式，分析了劳动力市场制度、公共政策（如放松管制、职业教育、学徒制）对青年就业的影响，发现许多政策效果不佳，需要建立适合国情的制度。
School-to-work patterns and issues are discussed for seven economies (France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The emphasis is placed on differences across countries in the current labor market position of young people and recent trends therein, along with the institutions that regulate youth education, training, and employment. The power of public policies—including labor market deregulation, labor market programs, vocationalization of education, and apprenticeship—to improve youth outcomes is discussed, drawing on national evaluation literatures. Evidence of extensive policy failure points up the need to develop nationally appropriate institutions to improve school-to-work transitions.