RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Difficult School-to-Work Transition of High School Dropouts
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 159
OP 183
DO 10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2
VO 56
IS 1
A1 Pierre Cahuc
A1 Stéphane Carcillo
A1 Andreea Minea
YR 2021
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/1/159.abstract
AB We investigate 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 nonsubsidized, 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.