Factors affecting the relationship between education and work in the Netherlands include: the welfare state, inconsistencies in labor demand and supply, the composition of the labor supply, and public and educational policy. The educational trend is toward two-stage education--one for general education and another for employment preparation. (MSE)

An analysis of unemployment rates, wages, and policy initiatives for school "early leavers" in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom suggests that early withdrawal from school represents a substantial, transnational problem attributable to basic policy problems. It is noted that no policy initiatives directly address…

A discussion of vocational education in the Netherlands covers the options available to students, enrollment and distribution trends, testing, and the link between vocational education and employment. (MSE)

This paper reconstructs the main arguments in the public debate on the market position of those with higher education degrees and uses available data to explore their empirical validity. It speculates about the impact of recent changes in the Dutch system of higher education on the labor market position of its graduates. (JB)