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The impact of internship experience on schooling and labour market outcomes

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We examine the impact of internship experience during secondary education on students' schooling and early labour market outcomes by analysing unique, longitudinal data from Belgium. To control for unobservable differences between students with and students without internship experience, we estimate a dynamic discrete choice model. In line with literature on vocational education, we find that internship experience has a positive effect on one's employment chances up to 5 years after graduation. This positive effect is mainly explained by a positive direct employment effect. Although we also find a positive indirect employment effect through a higher chance to obtain a secondary education qualification, this is largely compensated by negative indirect effects through lower tertiary education attainment. (JEL codes: I21, I26, J21, and J24)
Tijdschrift: CESifo economic studies
ISSN: 1610-241X
Volume: 68
Pagina's: 127 - 154
Jaar van publicatie:2022
Trefwoorden:A1 Journal article
Toegankelijkheid:Open