Table 7

Robustness checks: sensitivity of the results to alternative specifications and estimators

Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
School to work transitionSchool to work transitionSchool to work transitionSchool to work transitionSchool to work transition
With province FEControlling for regional macro-economic conditionsControlling for regional macro-economic conditionsWith an assignment rule based on birth cohortsCallaway and Sant’Anna (2021) estimator
Reform−0.474*** (0.127)−0.470*** (0.130) −0.292** (0.124)−0.490** (0.197)
Reform*Public schools  −0.419*** (0.135)  
Reform*Quasi-markets  −0.629*** (0.167)  
(1 Lag) Youth unemployment rate–0.0269*** (0.00885)0.0275*** (0.00884)  
Constant1.770*** (0.330)1.086*** (0.335)1.279*** (0.338)2.390*** (0.195) 
Observations8,8588,8588,8588,9858,985
R-squared0.1800.1380.1410.143–
Graduation year FEYesYesYesYesYes
Region FENoYesYesYesYes
Year of birth FEYesYesYesYesYes
Province FEYesNoNoNoNo
Individuals characteristicsYesYesYesYesYes

Note(s): The dependent variable is school to work transition, defined as the difference between the year the first job started and graduation year. The reform is a dummy equal to 1 for those individuals that graduated after the introduction of the reform (see Table 1). Each regression includes a female dummy, a migrant dummy, and field of study dummies. Robust standard errors in parentheses. ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1

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