Starting out in low-skill jobs
The purpose of this research is to examine whether, for those who have left full-time education, a low-skill job provides them with a good start to their working lives. It was found that starting out in a low-skill job gives lower payoffs than starting out in a high-skill job. Five years after leaving full-time education, the wage penalty (after conditioning on education and other characteristics) still exists but this scarring effect diminishes over time. However, any job is better than having no job.
Published abstract.
Authors: Karmel, Tom; Lu, Tham; Oliver, Damian
Published: Adelaide, South Australia, NCVER, 2013
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 35 p.
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http://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/2649.html
https://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/publications/all-publications/starting-out-in-low-skill-jobs
