Fitting to the job: the role of generic and vocational competencies in adjustment and performance

Hans Heijke, Christoph Meng and Catherine Ris ()
Additional contact information
Catherine Ris: LARJE - Laboratoire de Recherches Juridique et Economique - UNC - Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, UNC - Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: This paper provides new insight into the role of generic and vocational competencies during the transition from education to the labor market. Using data on the labor market situation of Dutch higher education graduates, we analyze the allocation over different educational domains, the incidence of on-the-job training and its impact on wages. The results reveal the different roles of competencies. Vocational competencies positively influence the chance of being matched to an occupation inside the own domain. Generic competencies positively influence both the chance of being matched to an occupation outside the own domain and the training participation.

Date: 2003
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Labour Economics, 2003, 10 (2), pp.215-229. ⟨10.1016/S0927-5371(03)00013-7⟩

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05141244

DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(03)00013-7

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().