The choice of a vocational specialization at School is often hampered
by the need for labor market information which is not available: This
article investigates whether students of the Dutch junior secondary te
chnical schools anticipate future labor market situations. We try to a
nswer this question by introducing two extreme models: the cobweb mode
l and the rational expectations model. By using the estimation results
, the extent of the information problem is measured, indicating large
mismatches due to unanticipated changes in the labor market. These res
ults suggest the importance of additional public labor market forecast
s to assist students' choices.