Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/21207 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 348
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets are characterized by employment growth, skill shortages and a good match between vocational skills and available jobs, the record of vocational schooling has been more positive. Israel constitutes a case in point. However, little attention has been given to examining the success of vocational education in raising the wages of various subsections of the labor force, in particular of minorities and disadvantaged groups. In this paper, we examine the efficacy of vocational education in raising the wage levels of four such groups: recent immigrants, Jews of Eastern origin, Israeli Arabs and females. The results are mixed, differing from group to group, thus justifying our approach of examining the impact of vocational schooling on finer breakdowns of the population of secondary school completers.
Subjects: 
Wage differentials
human capital
gender
ethnicity
immigration
Arabs
vocational education.
JEL: 
J24
J21
J61
J16
J44
J15
J31
I21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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