AME Labour Economics-seminarium i arbetsmarknadsekonomi vid Institutet för social forskning (SOFI).

Caroline Chuard från University St Gallen presenterar "Ethnic Clustering in Schools and Early Career Outcomes" (medförfattare Annatina Aerne, Beatrix Eugster och Roland Hodler).

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Abstract

How does ethnic clustering during compulsory schooling affect career paths of ethnic minority students? We evaluate the impact of foreign language-speaking students’ on other foreign language-speaking students. A higher share of foreign language speakers in a cohort increases such a student’s probability of entering vocational rather than academic education. This effect is amplified if peers speak the same foreign language as the student observed. Furthermore, such clustering leads foreign language speakers to enroll in less difficult vocational education and to earn less. These peer effects are mainly driven by language acquisition, while ethnic networks play a minor role.