Adult skills and labor market conditions during teenage years: cross-country evidence from international surveys

Abstract Do individuals finishing compulsory school in economic downturns end up with higher skills in adulthood than comparable individuals that finish compulsory school in economic upturns? This article answers this question by exploring data on country unemployment rates combined with individual...

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Published in:Oxford economic papers 2022-06, Vol.74 (3), p.894-919
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