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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
Published online before print June 07, 2019, 0617-8894R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2
Pierre Cahuc
Pierre Cahuc is a professor of economics at Sciences Po and research fellow at IZA and the CEPR. Stéphane Carcillo is the Head of the Jobs and Income Division at the OECD and a Research Fellow at Sciences Po. Andreea Minea is economist at the OECD.
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Pierre Cahuc is a professor of economics at Sciences Po and research fellow at IZA and the CEPR. Stéphane Carcillo is the Head of the Jobs and Income Division at the OECD and a Research Fellow at Sciences Po. Andreea Minea is economist at the OECD.
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Andreea Minea
Pierre Cahuc is a professor of economics at Sciences Po and research fellow at IZA and the CEPR. Stéphane Carcillo is the Head of the Jobs and Income Division at the OECD and a Research Fellow at Sciences Po. Andreea Minea is economist at the OECD.
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This paper investigates the effects of the labor market experience of high school dropouts four years after leaving school by sending fictitious résumés to real job postings in France. Compared to those who have stayed unemployed since leaving school, the callback rate is not raised for those with employment experience, whether it is subsidized or non-subsidized, if there is no training accompanied by skill certification. We find no stigma effect associated with subsidized work experience. Moreover, training accompanied by skill certification improves youth prospects only when the local unemployment rate is sufficiently low, which occurs in one fifth of the commuting zones only.

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  • J68

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Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Andreea Minea
Journal of Human Resources Jun 2019, 0617-8894R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2

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Pierre Cahuc, Stéphane Carcillo, Andreea Minea
Journal of Human Resources Jun 2019, 0617-8894R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2
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