The vocational impact of educational programs on youth labor market integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 100437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardita Muja ◽  
Lieselotte Blommaert ◽  
Maurice Gesthuizen ◽  
Maarten H.J. Wolbers
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Labor Market Integration ◽  
Youth Labor Market

scholarly journals Youth Labor Market Integration in European Regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3813
Author(s):  
Ruggero Cefalo ◽  
Rosario Scandurra ◽  
Yuri Kazepov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Labor Market Participation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Labor Market Integration ◽  
Youth Labor Market ◽  
Wide Range

Countries’ institutional configurations and structural characteristics play an important role in shaping transitions from school to work. Recent empirical evidence shows significant regional and territorial differences in youth unemployment and labor market participation. Along this research strand, we argue in favor of a place-sensitive approach to youth labor market integration in order to address the regional disparities of young people’s opportunities. In order to investigate the synergic effect of different contextual configurations, we construct a composite measure, namely, the youth labor market integration (YLMI) index. This considers a wide range of indicators of the access, exclusion, and duration of the transition into employment at the regional level. The YLMI index allows cross-regional and longitudinal comparisons of the European Union (EU) local labor markets and youth employment opportunities.

Vocational Education and Youth Labor Market Integration

2021 ◽  
pp. 268-292
Author(s):  
Ardita Muja ◽  
Maurice Gesthuizen ◽  
Maarten H. J. Wolbers
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Labor Market Integration ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Youth Labor Market ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Individual

The transition from school to work is a crucial change young people experience during emerging adulthood, as the first steps taken into the labor market can influence future labor market careers and life prospects. One of the key responsibilities of education is to prepare students for the labor market, in which the vocational specificity of education systems is regarded as the central component in youth’s preparation for and allocation to the labor market. Despite many empirical studies examining the underlying mechanisms of the vocational impact of education on youth labor market integration, a review on this vast literature is lacking. Hence, in this chapter the authors provide a literature review on the role of vocational specificity in youth labor market integration, which operates through the individual level, study program level, and education system level. Moreover, a coherent system of indicators that measure vocational specificity at the three levels is provided.

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