Local unemployment and the timing of post-secondary schooling

B-Tier
Journal: Economics of Education Review
Year: 2016
Volume: 50
Issue: C
Pages: 17-28

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using Danish administrative data on all high school graduates from 1984 to 1992, I show that local unemployment has both a short- and a long-run effect on school enrollment and completion. The short-run effect causes students to advance their enrollment, and consequently their completion, of additional schooling. The long-run effect causes students who would otherwise never have enrolled to enroll and complete schooling. The effects are strongest for children of parents with no higher education.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecoedu:v:50:y:2016:i:c:p:17-28
Journal Field
Education
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29