Inequalities in labour market outcomes of school leavers: Does educational track matter?

被引：1

作者：

Boahen, Emmanuel Adu ^{[1
]}

Opoku, Kwadwo ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Energy & Nat Resources, Dept Entrepreneurship & Business Sci, POB 214, Sunyani, Ghana

[2] Univ Ghana, Ctr Social Policy Studies, Accra, Ghana

来源：

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 2024年 / 26卷 / 01期

关键词：

Propensity score matching; Technical vocational education and training; General education; Sensitivity test; Unconfounders; Average treatment effect; Labour market outcome; Educational track; Ghana; VOCATIONAL-EDUCATION; GENERAL-EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT;

D O I：

10.1007/s40847-023-00264-x

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper uses propensity score matching to investigate the differences in labour market outcomes between graduates from general education and those from technical vocational education and training (TVET). The sixth and seventh waves of the Ghana living standard survey are pooled for analysis. Findings from the study suggest that graduates from TVET have weaker earnings compared to those from general education. The study shows that the average wage of graduates from TVET is 70% of that of graduates from general education. The study revealed that the wage advantages of general education over TVET education are only present for the group of individuals with tertiary education. We find that TVET education provides more labour market advantages than general education for individuals who cannot access tertiary education. Findings from the study point towards a widening of the wage gap between the two tracks of education over the life cycle.

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页码：280 / 307

页数：28

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