Estimating youth training wage differentials during and after training

Citation
M. Andrews et al., Estimating youth training wage differentials during and after training, OX ECON PAP, 51(3), 1999, pp. 517-544
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS-NEW SERIES
ISSN journal
00307653 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
517 - 544
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-7653(199907)51:3<517:EYTWDD>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We compare wages between school leavers who participate in government-funde d in youth training and those who do not. Using a subset of all school leav ers in Lancashire between 1988 and 1991, we find that wage differentials ar e large and negative for all types of participant when training. Once train ing finishes, differentials are small but still negative. There is no evide nce that participants have steeper wage profiles. A ranking of lifetime wag es suggests that the occupations chosen by participants may offer positive returns compared to occupations with no training. The largest impact comes at the firm level: training providers pay lower wages to both ex-participan ts and non-participants.