Evaluating school-to-work programs using the new NLSY.

The new NLSY offers researchers opportunities to analyze direct evidence on school-to-work programs, using data collected from individuals and schools. This paper focuses on the consequences of school-to-work programs for youth employment and schooling decisions while in high school, and students' s...

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Publicado en:Journal of Human Resources Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 666 - 703
Autores principales: Neumark, David, Joyce, Mary
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press Fall2001
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Sumario:The new NLSY offers researchers opportunities to analyze direct evidence on school-to-work programs, using data collected from individuals and schools. This paper focuses on the consequences of school-to-work programs for youth employment and schooling decisions while in high school, and students' subjective assessments of the likelihood of future schooling and work behavior. School-to-work participation does not appear to influence behavior likely associated with future college attendance, although it does appear to increase respondents' subjective probabilities of obtaining a high-school diploma. More in accordance with the traditional view of school-to-work programs, participation increases the perceived likelihood of future labor market activity. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.