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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 108-124 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Economics of Education Review |
| Volume | 69 |
| Early online date | 19 Dec 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Abstract
This study examines the causal link between individuals' occupational knowledge and educational choices as well as labor market entry. We proxy occupational knowledge with mandatory visits to job information centers (JICs) in Germany while still attending school. Exogenous variation in the establishment of JICs makes it possible to estimate intention-to-treat effects in a difference-in-differences setup. Combining survey data with the data on JIC openings allows for detecting whether individuals benefited from the comprehensive information service. The results suggest that individuals who went to school in administrative districts with a JIC have higher educational attainments, experience educational upward mobility, and have a smoother transition to the labor market.
Keywords
- Education, Information, Job information centers, Job matching, Uncertainty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
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In: Economics of Education Review, Vol. 69, 04.2019, p. 108-124.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Occupational knowledge and educational mobility
T2 - Evidence from the introduction of job information centers
AU - Saniter, Nils
AU - Schnitzlein, Daniel D.
AU - Siedler, Thomas
N1 - Funding information: We thank the editor, two anonymous referees, Martin Halla, Linda Turner, Deborah Bowen, Birgit Eiber, Martin Detzler, Maria Zintel, Thomas Bauer, Martin Fischer, Rudolf Winter-Ebner, Daniel Sturm, Eric Lindqvist, Frauke Peter, Katja Görlitz, Andrea Weber, Dan Hamermesh, Philip Oreopoulos, Stephanie Schurer and conference and seminar participants at EALE 2017, Maastricht University, Tilburg University, the University of Mannheim, the University of Heidelberg, RWI Essen, the Berlin Network of
PY - 2019/4
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