Work in Progress
Annual Transitions Between Labour Market States for Young Australians
Summary
- Item:
- 10420
- Title:
- Annual Transitions Between Labour Market States for Young Australians
- Type:
- Managed research project
- Project no:
- NR07507
- Status:
- Finished
- Date commenced:
- 28 April 2008
- Contact:
- Michelle Circelli
- phone: 08 8230 8646
- email: michelle.circelli@ncver.edu.au
- Principal researcher:
- Hielke Buddelmeyer
- University of Melbourne
- Related program:
- VET participation and labour market outcomes
Purpose
This project will investigate the role of VET as a (start of the career) choice of young labour market participants and relates VET provision to those outcomes that are crucial for the building of their life long (or, at least, longer term) human capital (e.g. casual, fixed term, part time or full time employment) using dynamic panel estimation methods.
Approach
Quantitative
Research questions
The research questions to be addressed by this project are:
- How much does participation in VET in a previous period affect the probability of being unemployed in a future period?
- How much of this observed effect is the result of VET per se (i.e. ‘genuine’) and how much of this observed effect is attributable to preferences and other unobserved characteristics (i.e. ‘spurious’)?
Methodology
Using data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), desciptive analysis of relevant data will be undertaken followed by the economic modelling where the role of VET will be made explicit by putting it on par with other labour market outcomes (e.g., employment or unemployment).
Organisations
Located within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at The University of Melbourne, The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research is a leading research organisation specialising in applied economic and social research with an international reputation for producing high quality research related to Australian policy issues. Its mission is to undertake world-class independent and impartial applied economic and social research and policy analysis on major issues relevant to Australia; provide highly valued products and services for business, government and community groups; and provide research training for emerging economic and social researchers.
