Labor market returns to college education with vocational qualifications
In a context of demographic change, European governments seek ways to keep the skill set of the labor force flexible. One option to achieve this goal is widening access to college education to non-traditional students, such as those vocationally trained. Assessing whether this is a promising approach, I investigate what kind of labor market returns German non-traditional students can expect after enrolling in college rather than continuing with a vocational training-based career. Relying on the Adult Cohort of the National Educational Panel Study I use propensity score-adjusted regressions to ... Show more
Authors: Rzepka, Sylvi
Published: Bochum, Germany, Ruhr University Bochum, 2016
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 46 p.
Access item: http://www.rwi-essen.de/media/content/pages/publikationen/ruhr-economic-papers/rep_16_633.pdf
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