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The Economic Case for Reforming A Levels

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  • Peter Dolton
  • Anna Vignoles

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Critics claim that A level students often lack essential skills required for the world of work. In response, the government is proposing to reform the A level system. In future, students may take up to five subjects in their first year of sixth form, and a 'key skills' course in IT, communication and the 'application of number'. This paper assesses whether employers pay a wage premium for some A level subjects, confirming a possible shortfall of these 'key skills'. We find individuals with a mathematics A level earn 7-10% more than otherwise similarly educated workers without this qualification.

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  • Peter Dolton & Anna Vignoles, 1999. "The Economic Case for Reforming A Levels," CEP Discussion Papers dp0422, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepdps:dp0422
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    1. Layard, Richard & McIntosh, Steven & Vignoles, Anna, 2002. "Britain's record on skills," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19517, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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