RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Difficult School-to-Work Transition of High School Dropouts: Evidence from a field experiment
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0617-8894R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2
A1 Cahuc, Pierre
A1 Carcillo, Stéphane
A1 Minea, Andreea
YR 2019
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2019/06/03/jhr.56.1.0617-8894R2.abstract
AB 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.