Long-term labor market returns to upper secondary school track choice: Leveraging idiosyncratic variation in peers' choices.

Autor/inn/en	Birkelund, Jesper Fels; Werfhorst, Herman G. van de
Titel	Long-term labor market returns to upper secondary school track choice: Leveraging idiosyncratic variation in peers' choices. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Langfristige Arbeitsmarktrenditen für die Wahl des Studiengangs der Sekundarstufe II: Nutzung der idiosynkratischen Unterschiede bei der Wahl von Gleichaltrigen.
Quelle	In: Social science research, 102 (2022) Art. 102629 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-089X; 1096-0317
DOI	10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102629
Schlagwörter	Bildungsertrag; Sekundarstufe II; Gymnasium; Sekundarbereich; Schullaufbahnentscheidung; Peer Group; Einkommenseffekt; Berufsausbildung; Ausbildungswahl; Studium; Auswirkung; Jugendlicher; Dänemark
Abstract	"Vocational education and training (VET) is theorized to play a dual role for inequality of labor market outcomes: the role of a safety net and the role of socioeconomic diversion. In this paper, we test these hypotheses by examining the long-term labor market returns to track choice in upper secondary education in Denmark using an instrumental variable approach that relies on random variation in school peers' educational decisions. We report two main findings. First, VET diverts students on the margin to the academic track away from higher-status but not higher-paying occupations. Second, VET protects students on the margin to leaving school from risks of non-employment and unskilled work, also leading to higher earnings. These results suggest that in countries with a highly compressed wage structure, a strong VET system benefits students unlikely to continue to college, while causing few adverse consequences for students on the margin to choosing academic education." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2022 Elsevier).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2022/3