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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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Stéphane Carcillo
Head of the Jobs and Income Division at the OECD and a Research Fellow at Sciences Po.
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Andreea Minea
Economist at the OECD.
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Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Andreea Minea
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