Arbeitspapier
A Signal of (Train)Ability? Grade Repetition and Hiring Chances
This article contributes to the nascent literature on the effect of grade retention in school on later labour market success. A field experiment is conducted to rule out the endogeneity of both outcomes. More concretely, various treatments of grade retention are randomly assigned to fictitious résumés sent in application to real vacancies. Overall, grade retention does not significantly affect positive call-back by employers. However, when narrowing in on vacancies for occupations where on-the-job training is important, job candidates with a record of grade retention are 16% less likely to receive a positive reaction. This finding is consistent with Queuing theory.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 13488
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Education
Labor Demand
Labor Discrimination: General
Field Experiments
- Thema
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grade retention
hiring youth
training
signalling
queuing
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Baert, Stijn
Picchio, Matteo
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Baert, Stijn
- Picchio, Matteo
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2020
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