We study the impacts of a major reform to vocational secondary education that aimed to
move beyond the trade-off between providing occupational skills and closing off academic …

This paper studies the effects of a vocational secondary school reform implemented in
Finland between 1999 and 2001. The reform extended vocational two-year programs to …

Purpose This study aims to conduct a quantitative meta-analysis of previous research on
lifelong vocational education to generate generalized conclusions about its effects, set …

Purpose In the process of school-to-work transition, the role of general education and
vocational education and training (VET) remains quite central. Based on the human capital …

We study how high school majors affect adult earnings using a regression discontinuity
design. In Sweden students are admitted to majors in tenth grade based on their preference …

Vocational education and training (VET) is theorized to play a dual role for inequality of labor
market outcomes: the role of a safety net and the role of socioeconomic diversion. In this …

This study contributes to the scarce literature in developing countries by causally analyzing
the long-term impact of secondary general versus vocational education on labor market …

This study examines the impact of enrolling into dual apprenticeship programmes during
secondary education on six early employment outcomes. Our contribution to the literature is …

This paper studies the effects of a French detracking reform on individuals' long-run
education and labor market outcomes. The reform delayed the age at which students were …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the causal effect of vocational high school
(VHS) education on employment likelihood relative to general high school (GHS) education …