Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/320531 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17937
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We study the impact of a teacher strike on students still in compulsory school and about to choose their secondary education track. Using administrative data and a difference-in-differences approach, we estimate the effect of a regional strike in Finland on educational attainment and long-term labor market outcomes. On average, we find no statistically significant effect on attainment across exposed students. However, students from high-income households were more likely to pursue general education rather than vocational degrees, while those from low-income households shifted away from general education. Despite these differences, both groups experienced modest gains in income and employment later in life.
Subjects: 
difference-in-differences
effect heterogeneity
administrative data
teacher strike
doubly robust estimation
JEL: 
I21
I24
J24
C23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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