CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Copil, Daria |
|---|---|
| Title | Does Working During Studies Matter? School-to-Work Transition in FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia |
| Summary | In light of high youth unemployment rates in FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as due to the existing policy debate on the introduction of the dual education system, the present thesis estimates the relationship between working during studies and the duration of school-to-work transition in these three former Yugoslav republics. Based on data obtained from the latest wave of the ILO School-to-work transition survey carried out in 2014 and 2015, Tobit and complementary log-log regression results show that working during studies is expected to speed up transition from education to employment for high school graduates and Bachelor’s degree holders in FYR Macedonia, as well as for high school graduates in Montenegro. Moreover, those young people are also expected to experience higher school-to-work transition rates than their fellows who did not combine formal education with work. In addition, the research reveals that both grammar and vocational secondary school graduates from FYR Macedonia and Montenegro who worked during studies are expected to complete their transition to employment faster, as well as experience higher transition rates, compared to their fellows who did not work during studies. No statistically significant relationship between working during studies and school-to-work transition for young people from Serbia was identified. In terms of policy response, this thesis recommends to increase the job market relevance of the education systems in the analyzed countries and suggests that the implementation of the dual education system in FYR Macedonia and Montenegro could have a positive impact on the employment chances of young people in these two countries. |
| Supervisor | Bekes, Gabor |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/copil_daria.pdf |
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