This paper evaluates the labour market effects of the introduction of the polytechnic education system in Finland. The polytechnic reform gradually transformed former vocational colleges into polytechnics. Since the timing of the reform differed across schools, we can compare the performance of...

This paper evaluates the labour market effects of the introduction of the polytechnic education system in Finland. The polytechnic reform gradually transformed former vocational colleges into polytechnics. Since the timing of the reform differed across schools, we can compare the performance of...

Deutschlands Nachbarn verbinden erfolgreich berufliche und akademische Bildung. Österreichs Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen bereiten auf Hochschule und Arbeitswelt vor. Die Schweizer Berufsmaturität führt aus der Lehre zum Fachhochschulstudium.

This paper examines the causal impact of education on within-country migration. A major higher education reform took place in Finland in the 1990s. It gradually transformed former vocational colleges into polytechnics and expanded higher education to all regions. The reform created exogenous...