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Central School Exit Exams and Labor-Market Outcomes
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … market, as well as with lower unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884252
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The Impact of Education on Unemployment Incidence and Re-employment Success: Evidence from the U.S. Labour Market
Riddell, W. Craig; Song, Xueda - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study investigates the causal effects of education on individuals’ transitions between employment and unemployment … 16 years of schooling. Evidence on the impact of formal schooling on unemployment incidence is mixed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008868121
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Formal Education Versus Learning-by-Doing
Gavrel, Frédéric; Lebon, Isabelle; Rebiere, Therese - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The efficiency of educational choices is studied in a search-matching model where individuals face a tradeoff: acquiring formal education or learning while on the job. When their education effort is successful, newcomers directly obtain a high-skill job; otherwise, they begin with a low-skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010812517
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Labor Market Prospects, Search Intensity and the Transition from College to Work
van der Klaauw, Bas; van Vuuren, Aico; Berkhout, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
. Our estimation results show that a 1 percent point decrease in unemployment rate increases wage offers with 3 percent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703365
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General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle
Hanushek, Eric A.; Wößmann, Ludger; Zhang, Lei - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life. To test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371186
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"High"-School: The Relationship between Early Marijuana Use and Educational Outcomes
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Kassenboehmer, Sonja C.; Le, Trinh - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We use unique survey data linked to nearly a decade of administrative welfare data to examine the relationship between early marijuana use (at age 14 or younger) and young people's educational outcomes. We find evidence that early marijuana use is related to educational penalties that are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011156470
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The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822408
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Labour Market Flexibility and Regional Unemployment Rate Dynamics: Spain 1980-1995
Bande, Roberto; Karanassou, Marika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper aims to shed light in the dynamics of Spanish regional unemployment rates and determine the driving forces … of their disparities. The Spanish economy has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU and is characterised by … severe regional disparities. We apply the chain reaction theory of unemployment according to which the evolution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703677
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Class Size, Education, and Wages
Dustmann, Christian; Rajah, Najma; van Soest, Arthur - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This paper examines the effects of class size on the decision to stay on in full time schooling at the age of 16 and on wages at later stages in life. Little research exists on the effect of school quality on career decisions, although it has potentially important long term implications. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762451
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Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra
Cortes, Kalena E.; Goodman, Joshua; Nomi, Takako - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We study an intensive math instruction policy that assigned low-skilled 9th graders to an algebra course that doubled instructional time, altered peer composition and emphasized problem solving skills. A regression discontinuity design shows substantial positive impacts of double-dose algebra on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106179