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The school-to-work transition, skill preferences and matching

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Steve Bradley
MJ Andrews
D Stott

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This empirical paper investigates skill formation in the youth labour market. Using event-history data collected from the administrative records of Lancashire Careers Service, we model skill preferences formed at school by young people and skill destination, ie the occupation of the first job/training scheme after leaving compulsory schooling. We also model the duration of the individuals first unemployment spell. Competing risks models with flexible piece-wise linear baseline hazards and unobserved heterogeneity are estimated. There is evidence of occupational segregation by gender, unrealistic occupational preferences and excess supply of skills. Outcomes are mainly determined by examination performance, ethnicity and whether disadvantaged.

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Paper provided by Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department in its series Working Papers with number 000034.

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Keywords: youth labour market; skill formation; occupational choice; competing risks;

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  5. Andrews, Martyn & Bradley, Steve & Upward, Richard, 1999. "Estimating Youth Training Wage Differentials during and after Training," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 51(3), pages 517-44, July.
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  1. Getinet Astatike Haile, 2004. "Re-employment hazard of displaced German workers: evidence from the GSOEP," Working Papers 000284, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department. [Downloadable!]
  2. Jim Taylor & Anh Ngoc Nguyen, 2003. "Transition from school to first job: the influence of educational attainment," Working Papers 000060, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department. [Downloadable!]
  3. Steve Bradley & Jim Taylor & Anh Ngoc Nguyen, 2001. "High school dropouts: a longitudinal analysis," Working Papers 000037, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department. [Downloadable!]
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