Youth Employment Policy Forum 
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The Boston Fed, Boston Private Industry Council, and the Boston Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development hosted a Youth Employment Policy Forum to shed light on the challenges faced by Massachusetts’ youth in today’s workforce.
Read a recap of the Youth Employment Policy Forum.
Steve Osemwenkhae/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
On February 16, 2017, the Boston Fed, Boston Private Industry Council, and Boston Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development jointly hosted a Youth Employment Policy Forum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Dr. Mark Melnik of the UMass Donahue Institute presented research findings on Massachusetts trends in youth employment and Dr. Alicia Sasser Modestino of Northeastern University presented emerging research on the potential impacts of summer youth employment programs. Forum participants discussed recommendations to increase youth participation in the state’s labor force, enhance collaborations to increase early work experiences, and determine implications for public policy.
Agenda
Networking and continental breakfast
Welcome
Ken Montgomery
First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Chair, Boston Private Industry Council
Youth Labor Force Trends and Issues in Massachusetts
Mark Melnik
Director of Economic and Public Policy Research
University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute
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Boston's Summer Youth Employment Program Evaluation
Initial Results from a Pilot Survey
Alicia Sasser Modestino
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Northeastern University
Table discussion and report out
Guiding Question:
What would it take to return the teen (16-19) employment rate to its 1999-2000 rate of 50% or higher?
(facilitated by Chris Shannon, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
Closing remarks
Sol Carbonell
Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Outreach
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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