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Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life-Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC
It has been argued that vocational education facilitates the school-to-work transition but reduces later adaptability to changing environments. Using the recent international PIAAC data, we confirm such a trade-off over the life-cycle in a difference-in-differences model that compares employment rates across education type and age. An initial employment advantage of individuals with vocational compared to general education turns into a disadvantage later in life. Results are strongest in apprenticeship countries that provide the highest intensity of industry-based vocational education.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 6116
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
Education and Research Institutions: General
- Subject
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vocational education
apprenticeship
employment
life-cycle
PIAAC
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Hampf, Franziska
Woessmann, Ludger
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (where)
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Munich
- (when)
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2016
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Hampf, Franziska
- Woessmann, Ludger
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Time of origin
- 2016
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