CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Pomogyi, Fanni |
|---|---|
| Title | Underskilling in Hungary: An assessment of the country's vocational education reforms |
| Summary | This thesis examines the effects of better numeracy and literacy skills on the labour market, namely whether better set of skills lead to better employability, higher hourly earning and less time spent in unemployment. The relevance of these questions is given by the post-2010 reforms to the Hungarian education system, in particular, to the vocational training. The number of general education lessons – such as mathematics, literature and natural sciences –taught per week were severely cut as part of these reforms in vocational secondary education schools, and it is expected that pupils will see a deterioration in their above-named skills. Wishing to approximate the possible outcomes of these reforms, estimates of better employability, better bargaining position and shorter time spent unemployed with the help of Linear Probability Models and regressions building on dichotomous variables. Results show that numeracy and literacy skills do matter in all 3 of the aspects. Furthermore, they reveal that while labour-market entrants from vocational education might be employed almost instantly – providing incentives for governments to promote vocational education in times of skill shortages -, they are exposed to more time in unemployment in later life and a weaker bargaining position. The findings imply that the reforms in Hungary will be harmful both to employees as well as employers in the long run. |
| Supervisor | Weber, Andrea |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/pomogyi_fanni.pdf |
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