TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Langen, Henrika
AU  - Laine, Liisa
        TI  - Heterogeneous Effects of a Teacher Strike on Education and Labor Market Outcomes
        PY  - 2025/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17937
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17937
        AB  - We study the impact of a teacher strike on students still in compulsory school and about to choose their secondary education track. Using administrative data and a difference-in-differences approach, we estimate the effect of a regional strike in Finland on educational attainment and long-term labor market outcomes. On average, we find no statistically significant effect on attainment across exposed students. However, students from high-income households were more likely to pursue general education rather than vocational degrees, while those from low-income households shifted away from general education. Despite these differences, both groups experienced modest gains in income and employment later in life.
        KW  - difference-in-differences
KW  - effect heterogeneity
KW  - administrative data
KW  - teacher strike
KW  - doubly robust estimation
        ER  -