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The Difficult School-to-Work Transition of High School Dropouts

Evidence from a Field Experiment

Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo and Andreea Minea
Journal of Human Resources, January 2021, 56 (1) 159-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2
Pierre Cahuc
professor of economics at Sciences Po and research fellow at IZA and the CEPR
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Head of the Jobs and Income Division at the OECD and a Research Fellow at Sciences Po.
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vol. 56 no. 1 159-183
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received June 1, 2017
  • Accepted February 1, 2019
  • Published online January 19, 2021.

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  1. Pierre Cahuc⇑,
  2. Stéphane Carcillo and
  3. Andreea Minea
  1. professor of economics at Sciences Po and research fellow at IZA and the CEPR
  2. Head of the Jobs and Income Division at the OECD and a Research Fellow at Sciences Po.
  3. Economist at the OECD.
  1. (pierre.cahuc{at}sciencespo.fr).
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