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Peer reviewedLight, Audrey – Economics of Education Review, 1999
Uses data for male high-school graduates to estimate a wage model that includes detailed measures of high-school coursework and postschool work experience as covariates. High-school employment's direct effect on subsequent wages is small and relatively short-lived. Vocational courses and postgraduation work experience provide indirect benefits.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, High School Graduates, High Schools
