Evaluating School-to-Work Programs Using the New NLSY
The new NLSY offers researchers opportunities to analyze direct evidence on school-to-work programs, using data collected from individuals and schools. This paper focuses on the consequences of school-to-work programs for youth employment and schooling decisions while in high school, and students' subjective assessments of the likelihood of future schooling and work behavior. School-to-work participation does not appear to influence behavior likely associated with future college attendance, although it does appear to increase respondents' subjective probabilities of obtaining a high-school diploma. More in accordance with the traditional view of school-to-work programs, participation increases the perceived likelihood of future labor market activity.
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2001
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Authors: | Neumark, David ; Joyce, Mary |
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Journal of Human Resources. - University of Wisconsin Press. - Vol. 36.2001, 4
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University of Wisconsin Press |
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