The Value of Vocational Education : High School Type and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia

Newhouse, David; Suryadarma, Daniel

dc.creator	Newhouse, David
dc.creator	Suryadarma, Daniel
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:12:14Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:12:14Z
dc.date	2009-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:37:08Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:37:08Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090901093652
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4229
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249729
dc.description	This paper examines the relationship between the type of senior high school attended by Indonesian youth and their subsequent labor market outcomes. This topic is very timely, given the government s recent decision to dramatically expand vocational enrollment. The analysis controls for an unusually rich set of predetermined characteristics, and exploits longitudinal data spanning 14 years to separately identify cohort and age effects. There are four main findings. First, students are sorted into different school types largely on the basis of their entering exam score. Public schools attract the highest-scoring students, while private vocational schools serve the lowest-scoring students. Second, after controlling for a variety of characteristics, including test scores, male public school graduates earn a substantial premium over their privately schooled counterparts. Third, private vocational school graduates fare at least as well as private general graduates, despite coming from more disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Finally, the returns to public vocational education have declined sharply for the most recent cohort of men. This raises important concerns about the current expansion of public vocational education, and the relevance of the male vocational curriculum in an increasingly service-oriented economy.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5035
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACADEMIC ABILITY
dc.subject	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject	ACADEMIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO DATA
dc.subject	ATTRITION
dc.subject	AVERAGE TEST SCORES
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGE
dc.subject	BOARD OF DIRECTORS
dc.subject	CAREER
dc.subject	COHORT OF STUDENTS
dc.subject	COST PER PUPIL
dc.subject	CURRICULUM
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	EDUCATED PARENTS
dc.subject	EDUCATED WORKERS
dc.subject	EDUCATION CURRICULUM
dc.subject	EDUCATION FACILITIES
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subject	EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subject	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT TRENDS
dc.subject	ESTIMATED PROBABILITY
dc.subject	EXAM
dc.subject	EXAM SCORE
dc.subject	EXAMS
dc.subject	EXOGENOUS CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	FAMILY LIFE
dc.subject	GENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	GENERAL HIGH SCHOOLS
dc.subject	GRADE REPETITION
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOL
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOLS
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	JOB SATISFACTION
dc.subject	JOB SEARCH
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	JUNIOR SECONDARY
dc.subject	JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INDICATOR
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LABOUR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LITERATURE
dc.subject	LOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LOWER SECONDARY
dc.subject	LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	MALE WORKERS
dc.subject	MARINE STUDIES
dc.subject	MATERNAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
dc.subject	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
dc.subject	OCCUPATION
dc.subject	OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PAPERS
dc.subject	PARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	PATERNAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	PERMANENT WORKERS
dc.subject	PRIMARY DATA
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject	PRIVATE PRIVATE
dc.subject	PRIVATE SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIVATE SCHOOLING
dc.subject	PRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SCHOOL
dc.subject	PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subject	RATES OF RETURN
dc.subject	SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	SCHOOL COUNTERPARTS
dc.subject	SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	SCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subject	SCHOOL EXPANSION
dc.subject	SCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subject	SCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subject	SCHOOL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SCHOOL TYPES
dc.subject	SCHOOL-AGE
dc.subject	SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject	SECONDARY STUDENTS
dc.subject	SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
dc.subject	SENIOR SECONDARY
dc.subject	SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SERVICE SECTOR
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subject	SUBJECTS
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	TEMPORARY WORKERS
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TEST SCORES
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TYPES OF SCHOOLS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY DEGREE
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL SECONDARY
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL STUDENTS
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	WAGE EFFECTS
dc.subject	WAGE PREMIUM
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	YOUNG GRADUATES
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.title	The Value of Vocational Education : High School Type and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Southeast Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Indonesia