Young people's labour market transitions: the role of early experiences

[The authors] investigate young people's labour market transitions beyond compulsory schooling and, in particular, the dynamic effects of early experiences. [The authors] use a UK longitudinal survey to model transitions between four states: employment, unemployment, education and a residual category made up of those neither in education nor economically active. The results provide new evidence on the causal impact of prior experience and show the importance of distinguishing between unemployment and inactivity among non-students. A simulation exercise illustrates the evaluation potential of t... Show more

Authors: Dorsett, Richard; Lucchino, Paolo

Published: London, England, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 2013

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 39 p.

Access item: http://niesr.ac.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dp419.pdf

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