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Modelling the Choice of Vietnamese Adolescents between School and Work
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Hulliger, Beat; Hong Thu, Nguyen Thi – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
Based on the Vietnamese Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) 2014, the factors of participation in education and/or labour market of Vietnamese adolescents in the age range 11 to 18 is studied. Children working too much, in particular at age 11 to 15, are actually in child labour, and also older adolescents may compromise their future due to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Youth Employment, Education
Cohort and Education as Predictors of Temporary Employment, and Their Relation to Low Wages and Socioeconomic Classification for Young People in Sweden
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Reichenberg, Olof – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
The purpose of my paper is to describe and explain the probability of staying in temporary work for young people (age 16-27) in Sweden between 1992 and 2011 and its relation to socioeconomic outcomes (low socioeconomic classification and wage). I used panel data from the Swedish Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the longitudinal integration database…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Predictor Variables, Temporary Employment, Wages
The Returns to Apprenticeship Training
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McIntosh, Steven – Journal of Education and Work, 2005
This paper uses recent data from the UK Labour Force Survey to estimate the wage gains that individuals make on average if they complete an apprenticeship programme. The results suggest gains of around 5-7% for men, but no benefit for women. Further analysis extends the results by considering the returns by age group, by qualification obtained, by…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries