Visualising the school-to-work transition. An analysis using optimal matching.

Autor/inn/en	Dorsett, Richard; Lucchino, Paolo
Institution	National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Titel	Visualising the school-to-work transition. An analysis using optimal matching. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Visualisierung des Übergangs Schule-Beruf.
Quelle	London (2013), 25 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NIESR discussion paper. 414
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Übergang Schule - Beruf; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Berufsausbildung; Berufliche Integration; Berufseintritt; Typologie; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Jugendlicher; Schulabgänger; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper studies the school to work transition in the UK with the aim of achieving a richer understanding of individuals' trajectories in the five years after reaching school leaving age. By applying the technique of 'optimal matching' on data from 1991 to 2008, we group individuals' trajectories post-16, and identify a small number of distinct transition patterns. Our results suggest that while 9 out of 10 young people have generally positive experiences post-16, the remaining individuals exhibit a variety of histories that might warrant policy attention. We assess the extent to which characteristics at age 16 can predict which type of trajectory a young person will follow. Our analysis shows that, despite the apparent heterogeneity, virtually all at-risk trajectories are associated with a relatively small set of key 'risk factors': early pregnancy; low educational attainment and self-confidence; and disadvantaged family background. These characteristics are known to be strongly correlated across individuals and raise concerns about the degree of socioeconomic polarisation in the transition from school to work. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2014/2