Barbara M. Mueller|Stefan C. Wolter
The role of hard-to-obtain information on ability for the school-to-work transition
University of Bern
information abilities job seekers difficult obtain statistical discrimination employers may efficient strategy hiring wagesetting process article use unique longitudinal survey follows pisa 2000 students early educational worklife careers find deviance pisa test scores one would predicted based easytoobtain observable characteristics influences probability succeeding transition compulsory schooling firmbased apprenticeship significantly nonsymmetric way test result predicted result significantly lower chances getting apprenticeship also find evidence importance hardtoobtain information ability revealed course apprenticeship