Franziska Hampf|Ludger Woessmann
Vocational vs. General Education and Employment over the Life Cycle: New Evidence from PIAAC
Ifo Institute for Economic Research|Ifo Institute for Economic Research
argued vocational education facilitates schooltowork transition reduces later adaptability changing environments using recent international data programme international assessment adult competencies piaac confirm tradeoff life cycle differenceindifferences model compares employment rates across education type age initial employment advantage individuals vocational compared general education turns disadvantage later life results strongest apprenticeship countries provide highest intensity industrybased vocational education jel codes j24 j64 i20