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From Classroom to Clinic: The Impact of Employer Influenced Vocational Education on Youth Unemployment and Labor Supply of Assistant Nurses

Mosaddegh, Arian LU (2024) NEKP01 20241
Department of Economics
Abstract
This study assesses the Vård- och omsorgscollege (VOC) program in Sweden, which integrates the skill demands of local healthcare employers with local vocational education. Utilizing a staggered Difference-in-Difference approach, this study reveals that the program has significantly reduced youth unemployment and enhanced the labor supply of assistant nurses, with a pronounced impact on female participants. This study suggests that the improvements in employment outcomes arise from an enhanced educational relevance of the vocational education and an improved job-matching, rather than an increase in the number of graduates.
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author
Mosaddegh, Arian LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKP01 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Vocational Education, Youth Unemployment, Healthcare Sector, Job Matching, Difference-in-Differences
language
English
id
9157429
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 13:19:40
date last changed
2024-10-01 13:19:40
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  author       = {{Mosaddegh, Arian}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{From Classroom to Clinic: The Impact of Employer Influenced Vocational Education on Youth Unemployment and Labor Supply of Assistant Nurses}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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