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Long-Term Returns to Vocational Training: Evidence from Military Sources

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  • John Eric Fredland
  • Roger D. Little

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Although several studies have examined the effects of vocational training on earnings, little empirical attention has been devoted to long-run returns. This paper reports on an investigation of returns to a sample, drawn from the NLS data, of mid-career white male workers who received military vocational training in World War II and immediately thereafter. In contrast to the largely ambiguous regressions from short-run studies, the cross-section earnings regressions reported here strongly suggest that those who use their vocational training receive long-term premiums. Those who took training but report not using it appear to earn no premiums, indicating that the training effects are job-specific.

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  • John Eric Fredland & Roger D. Little, 1980. "Long-Term Returns to Vocational Training: Evidence from Military Sources," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 15(1), pages 49-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:15:y:1980:i:1:p:49-66
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    1. Andersson, Roland & Nabavi Larijani, Pardis & Wilhelmsson, Mats, 2013. "The impact of vocational education and training on income in Sweden," Working Paper Series 13/4, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Real Estate and Construction Management & Banking and Finance.
    2. Stephen R. Barley, 1998. "Military Downsizing and the Career Prospects of Youths," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 559(1), pages 141-157, September.
    3. P. Routon, 2014. "The Effect of 21st Century Military Service on Civilian Labor and Educational Outcomes," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 15-38, March.
    4. Meer, Jonathan, 2007. "Evidence on the returns to secondary vocational education," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(5), pages 559-573, October.
    5. Jacqueline Agesa, 1998. "The impact of deregulation on employment discrimination in the trucking industry," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 26(3), pages 288-303, September.

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