In the 1980s and 1990s the study of education-work transitions took a comparative turn.
Researchers sought to identify national differences in transition processes and outcomes …

The merits of apprenticeship can be considered from two standpoints, according to whether
it is viewed as vocational education or job training. In the first case, the relevant comparison …

This book considers why institutional forms of modern capitalist economies differ
internationally, and proposes a typology of capitalism based on the theory of institutional …

Examining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood
in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty, this collection of essays investigates the …

There is wide variation in youth unemployment among OECD countries. This paper seeks to
explain some of this variation on the basis of institutional and economic differences between …

Most secondary school systems maintain a distinction between academic and vocational
education. Scholars ascribing to human capital theory view vocational education as a safety …

School-to-work transitions consist not just of one single event but of a sequence of
transitions that varies significantly across both individuals and countries. In this article, I …

In this article, we investigate the determinants of job mismatches with regard to the field of
education among school‐leavers in Europe. We also examine the effects of job mismatches …

This article addresses the question of whether the first job functions as a 'stepping stone'or
as a 'trap'. It does so by using individual longitudinal data to estimate the consequences on …

Youth labour market integration differs considerably across European countries. There are
marked cross-national differences not only in terms of youth unemployment, but also in …