Transition from school to first job: the influence of educational attainment

Jim Taylor and Anh Nguyen ()

No 540112, Working Papers from Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department

Abstract: This paper investigates the transition from high school to first job using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study 1988-2000. A proportional hazards model is estimated to identify the determinants of time-to-first-job. In contrast to earlier studies, there is strong evidence of positive duration dependence after controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. Time-to-first-job is correlated with educational attainment and type of school program attended. Attending a vocational program reduces time-to-first-job, but dropouts who obtain the General Educational Development qualification do not improve their chances of getting a job more quickly. Family background is insignificant.

Keywords: School-to-work transition; duration dependence; GED; school program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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