Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life-Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC

Franziska Hampf and Ludger Woessmann

CVER Research Papers from Centre for Vocational Education Research

Abstract: It has been argued that vocational education facilitates the school-to-work transition but reduces later adaptability to changing environments. Using the recent international PIAAC data, we confirm such a trade-off over the life-cycle in a difference-in-differences model that compares employment rates across education type and age. An initial employment advantage of individuals with vocational compared to general education turns into a disadvantage later in life. Results are strongest in apprenticeship countries that provide the highest intensity of industry-based vocational education.

Keywords: vocational education; apprenticeship; employment; life-cycle; PIAAC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 J20 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-11-23
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Journal Article: Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC (2017)
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Working Paper: Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC (2017)
Working Paper: Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life-Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC (2016)
Working Paper: Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life-Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC (2016)
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