The effects of test scores and truancy on youth unemployment and inactivity: a simultaneous equations approach

We analyse the relationships between test scores, truancy and labour market outcomes for youths. Our econometric approach enables us to disentangle the observable direct and indirect effects of truancy and test scores on the risk of unemployment or ‘Not in Education, Employment or Training’ (NEET) f...

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Published in:Empirical economics 2020-10, Vol.59 (4), p.1799-1831
Main Authors: Bradley, Steve, Crouchley, Rob
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Employment
Finance
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Insurance
Labor market
Management
Statistics for Business
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Truancy
Unemployment
Youth employment
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Economic models
Economic theory
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
Economics
Economics and Finance
Education policy
Employment
Finance
Indirect effects
Inference
Insurance
Labor market
Management
Statistics for Business
Test scores
Truancy
Unemployment
Youth employment
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