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Transition from Educational System to Labour Market in the European Union

A Comparison between New and Old Members

Tallinn University, Estonia, saar{at}iiss.ee

Marge Unt

Tallinn University, Estonia, marge{at}iiss.ee

Irena Kogan

University of Mannheim, Germany, irena.kogan{at}mzes.uni-mannheim.de

Theoretically, the central research question of this article pertains to the way in which national institutional arrangements, namely educational systems, and related modes of labour markets and welfare provisions, affect the aggregate effectiveness of youth labour market integration in the new EU member states in comparison to the old EU countries. The study utilizes the European Union Labour Force Survey 2004. Results of the cluster analysis provide substantial support for distinct patterns of labour market entry in terms of the stratification of labour market exclusion, downgrading risk and labour market mobility of LM entrants in different CEE countries. Furthermore, the article reveals also new aspects of labour market entry in the EU-15 countries while considering not only educational signalling but also the labour market flexibility dimension.

Key Words: comparative research • school leavers • school-to-work transitions • transition economies

International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 49, No. 1, 31-59 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0020715207088586


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