The Bottom 20%: Early Career Paths of Adolescents with Low GPA

Jorgen Hansen, Nicolai Kristensen and Henrik Lindegaard Andersen ()
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Henrik Lindegaard Andersen: KORA - Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research

No 13564, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Across nations, large proportions of younger birth cohorts obtain no professional qualications. Using a structural dynamic approach, we analyze policies targeted adolescents who leave grade nine with a GPA in the bottom 20%. We find that preparatory courses, offered to young people who are unable to commence a qualifying degree, have no positive impact on future labor market outcomes. Unobservable noncognitive qualities are more important for this group than are cognitive skills. Education is a good option for some, but not for all. Implications for mechanism design and wage support schemes are discussed.

Keywords: structural dynamic programming; adolescents; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I2 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2020-08
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Published - published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2024, 126 (4), 810–839

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