IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10298

Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life-Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC

Franziska Hampf, Ludger Woessmann

published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2017, 63 (3), 255-269

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9694

Fully Integrating Upper-Secondary Vocational and Academic Courses: A Flexible New Way?

Cain Polidano, Domenico Tabasso

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, 117-131.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9137

The Early Labour Market Effects of Generally and Vocationally Oriented Higher Education: Is There a Trade-off?

Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert

revised version published as 'The effects of workplace learning in higher education on employment and match quality: Is there an early-career trade-off?' in: Empirical Economics, 2018, 44, 1229 - 1270

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9079

Back to School? Labor-Market Returns to Vocational Postsecondary Education

Petri Böckerman, Mika Haapanen, Christopher Jepsen

published as "More Skilled, Better Paid: Labour-market Returns to Vocational Postsecondary Education" in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70 (2), 485-508

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7915

A Balancing Act at Times of Austerity: Matching the Supply and Demand for Skills in the Greek Labour Market

Konstantinos Pouliakas

revised version published in: K. Pouliakas and I. Psifidou (eds.), Greece: Vocational education and training in economic change', Education in the European Union Pre-2003 Member States, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7754

Does Higher Education Enhance Migration?

Mika Haapanen, Petri Böckerman

published as "More Educated, More Mobile? Evidence from Post-secondary Education Reform" in: Spatial Economic Analysis, 2017, 12 (1), 8-26

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7633

Making It Real: The Benefits of Workplace Learning in Upper-Secondary VET Courses

Cain Polidano, Domenico Tabasso

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 42, 130-146

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7490

Youth Unemployment in Old Europe: The Polar Cases of France and Germany

Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann

revised version published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:18

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7110

A Roadmap to Vocational Education and Training Systems Around the World

Werner Eichhorst, Núria Rodríguez-Planas, Ricarda Schmidl, Klaus F. Zimmermann

published as 'A Roadmap to Vocational Education and Training in Industrialized Countries' in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68 (2), 314-337

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6890

Youth Unemployment and Vocational Training

Costanza Biavaschi, Werner Eichhorst, Corrado Giulietti, Michael Jan Kendzia, Alexander Muravyev, Janneke Pieters, Núria Rodríguez-Planas, Ricarda Schmidl, Klaus F. Zimmermann

substantially revised version published in: Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics, 2013, 9 (1-2), 1-157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6309

Vocational High School or Vocational College? Comparing the Transitions from School to Work

Cristina Lopez-Mayan, Catia Nicodemo

revised version published as 'The Transition from Vocational Education to Work: Evidence from Spain' in: Revista de Economia Aplicada, 2015, 67(23), 93-130

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6083

General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle

Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann, Lei Zhang

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52 (1), 48-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5806

Career Changers in Teaching Jobs: A Case Study Based on the Swiss Vocational Education System

Stefanie Hof, Mirjam Strupler Leiser, Stefan C. Wolter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5250

Are Specific Skills an Obstacle to Labor Market Adjustment?

Ana Lamo, Julián Messina, Etienne Wasmer

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (2), 240-256

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5094