Statistical Modelling 6 (2006), 119–139
Comparing vocational training courses through
a discrete-time multilevel hazard model
Omar Paccagnella
Department of Economics,
University of Padova,
Via del Santo 22,
I–35123 Padova
Italy
eMail: omar.paccagnella@unipd.it
Abstract:
In this article, the author provides an econometric approach for
comparing vocational training
courses, and aims to study how courses affect individual behaviour.
Given the hierarchical nature of the
data and the purposes of the analysis, he proposes the application
of a discrete-time multilevel hazard
model. The variable of interest is the duration (in months) of the
first job-search after the end of the course.
The author focusses on contextual and correlated (course) effects
and comments on the results also in
terms of school effectiveness. The approach may be easily applied
to several other clustered structures.
Keywords:
contextual and correlated effects; discrete-time multilevel hazard model;
duration of the
job-search, school effectiveness, within-group and between-group variability
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