How educational choices respond to large labor market shocks: Evidence from a natural experiment

Saad, Ayhab; Fallah, Belal

dc.contributor.author	Saad, Ayhab
dc.contributor.author	Fallah, Belal
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-17T12:10:34Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-22T08:56:50Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-17T12:10:34Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-22T08:56:50Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8487
dc.description.abstract	This paper uses the closure of the Israeli labor market as a large labor market shock and examines its impact on Palestinian youths’ educational choices. The sudden closure denied thousands of Palestinian workers, mostly low-skilled males, access to the Israeli labor market. We provide evidence that the conflict-induced labor demand shock reduced the opportunity cost of attending school and consequently, male students’ high school dropout rates.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Labor Eonomics	en_US
dc.subject	High school dropout The opportunity cost of school Large labor demand shock Palestinian youth	en_US
dc.title	How educational choices respond to large labor market shocks: Evidence from a natural experiment	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US