subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …

market, as well as with lower unemployment. -- central exit exams ; earnings ; unemployment ; Germany … subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … 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. -- central exit exams ; earnings ; unemployment ; Germany … subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find …

market. Our difference-in-difference model estimates whether the earnings difference between individuals with high and low … grades differs between central and local exams. We find that the earnings premium for a one standard-deviation increase in …

market. Our difference-in-difference model estimates whether the earnings difference between individuals with high and low … grades differs between central and local exams. We find that the earnings premium for a one standard-deviation increase in …

subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …

subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …

subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …

subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …