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Access to the Labor Market and the Impact of Passage Through an Introductory Traineeship in Professional Life (SIVP1): the Example of the Graduates of Higher Education in Tunisia From 2004 to 2008

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  • Imen Mouaddeb

    (Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis)

  • Mohamed Kriaa

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In this article, we propose to study the determinants of access to first employment of graduates of higher education in Tunisia. It also focuses on the assessment of the impact of passage through the introductory traineeship in professional life (SIVP1)one of the instruments of public policy support employment addressed to the graduates on the quality of employment obtained and in particular the salary of the first employment of young graduates . The study of the determinants and the wages differential of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of SIVP1 have allowed focusing on the effect of this policy on improving the paths of graduates and the quality of their occupational integration. Finally, the comparison of the estimated of both functions of gains of both groups of employees allowed underlining the various determiners of the salary, and raising the positive effect the introductory traineeship in professional life (SIVP1) on conditions for access to the first salary.

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  • Imen Mouaddeb & Mohamed Kriaa, 2016. "Access to the Labor Market and the Impact of Passage Through an Introductory Traineeship in Professional Life (SIVP1): the Example of the Graduates of Higher Education in Tunisia From 2004 to 2008," Working Papers 984, Economic Research Forum, revised Apr 2016.
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