Photo of Ken Montgomery welcoming the audience.

Boston Fed First Vice President welcomes guests to Youth Employment Policy Forum

Boston Fed First Vice President and Chair of Boston PIC Kenneth C. Montgomery welcomed policymakers, researchers, and economists to the Feb. 16 "Youth Employment Policy Forum" hosted by the Fed, Boston PIC, and the City of Boston Mayor's Office of Workforce Development.

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Phot of Mark Melnik addressing his chart on emplment by region.

Mark Melnik, Ph.D. shares research on youth employment trends in Massachusetts

Mark Melnik, Ph.D. of UMass Donahue Institute shared recent research on youth employment trends in Massachusetts. His research tracks employment trends of young adults in the Bay State by region, with an emphasis on young adults who are neither enrolled in school nor employed.

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Photo of Ken Montgomery listening to Mark Melnik during his presentation.

Audience members from Boston Fed listen to Melnik's research presentation

The Boston Fed's Deputy Director Regional & Community Outreach Chris Shannon, Northeastern University Associate Professor and Boston Fed Visiting Scholar Alicia Sasser Modestino, and Boston Fed First Vice President Kenneth C. Montgomery listen as Mark Melnik of UMass Donahue Institute presents his latest research on youth employment trends and issues.

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Photo of Alicia Modestino highllighting the examples she was using in her slides during her presentation.

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Ph.D. presents emerging research

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Ph.D., associate professor at Northeastern University and a visiting scholar at the Boston Fed, presented emerging research on the impact of summer employment programs for Boston youth.

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