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Research output: Working paper
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TY - UNPB
T1 - Transition from school to first job: the influence of educational attainment
AU - Taylor, J
AU - Nguyen, A N
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - School-to-work transition
KW - duration dependence
KW - GED
KW - school program
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Economics Working Paper Series
BT - Transition from school to first job: the influence of educational attainment
PB - The Department of Economics
CY - Lancaster University
ER -