Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use the two-way fixed effect (TWFE) methodology to estimate the impact of the reform, exploiting its staggered implementation across regions. The analysis is restricted to graduates from the short vocational track before and after the reform. Design/methodology/approach: This paper studies the impact on the length of school-to-work transition of a reform that extended from two to three years the short vocational track in Italy in the early 2000s. Findings: The study finds that the reform had a positive impact and reduced school-to-work transition by around five months (a 24% reduction). Moreover, the new short vocational track proved to be extremely effective for migrants and females, whose school-to-work transition was reduced by 1.4 years and 0.9 years, respectively. In implementing the new short vocational track, some regions adopted a quasi-market organization in which private training institutions competed with public schools. This model proved to be more effective in shortening school-to-work transitions, in particular for migrants. Originality/value: This study makes an important contribution to the literature on the labor-market effect of vocational education by showing that lengthening the short vocational track, and changing the overall content of curricula, can speed up school-to-work transition.

Comi, S., Grasseni, M., Origo, F. (2022). Sometimes it works: the effect of a reform of the short vocational track on school-to-work transition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER, 43(7), 1601-1619 [10.1108/IJM-06-2021-0391].

Sometimes it works: the effect of a reform of the short vocational track on school-to-work transition.

Comi, S
;
2022

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use the two-way fixed effect (TWFE) methodology to estimate the impact of the reform, exploiting its staggered implementation across regions. The analysis is restricted to graduates from the short vocational track before and after the reform. Design/methodology/approach: This paper studies the impact on the length of school-to-work transition of a reform that extended from two to three years the short vocational track in Italy in the early 2000s. Findings: The study finds that the reform had a positive impact and reduced school-to-work transition by around five months (a 24% reduction). Moreover, the new short vocational track proved to be extremely effective for migrants and females, whose school-to-work transition was reduced by 1.4 years and 0.9 years, respectively. In implementing the new short vocational track, some regions adopted a quasi-market organization in which private training institutions competed with public schools. This model proved to be more effective in shortening school-to-work transitions, in particular for migrants. Originality/value: This study makes an important contribution to the literature on the labor-market effect of vocational education by showing that lengthening the short vocational track, and changing the overall content of curricula, can speed up school-to-work transition.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Disadvantaged groups; Economic reform; Further education; Vocational training;
English
28-apr-2022
2022
43
7
1601
1619
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Comi, S., Grasseni, M., Origo, F. (2022). Sometimes it works: the effect of a reform of the short vocational track on school-to-work transition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER, 43(7), 1601-1619 [10.1108/IJM-06-2021-0391].
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