Table of Contents

1. The institutional embededness of the stratification process: a comparative study of qualifications and occupations in thirteen countries, Walter Müller and Yossi Shavit2. The transition from school to work in Australia, Frank Jones3. Education and occupation in Britain, Anthony Heath and Sin Yi Cheung4. From education to first job: the French case, Dominique Goux and Eric Maurin5. , Education and labour market entry in Germany6. Investment in education: educational qualifications and class of entry in the Republic of Ireland, Richard Breen and Christopher Whelan7. The transition from school to work in Israel, Yossi Shavit, Vered Kraus, and Meir Yaish8. Occupational returns to education in contemporary Italy, Antonio Schizzerotto and Antonio Cobalti9. Educational credentials and labour market entry outcomes in Japan, Hiroshi Ishida10. From high school and college to work in Japan - meritocracy through institutional and semi-institutional linkages, Takehiko Kariya11. Education and early occupation in the Netherlands around 1990: categorical and continous scales and the details of a relationship, Paul M. De Graaf & Wout C.Ultee12. Allocation processes in the Swedish labour market, Jan O. Jonsson and Robert Erikson13. The transition from school to work in Switzerland: do characteristics of the educational system and class barriers matter?, Marlis Buchmann and Stefan Sacchi14. The transition from school to work in Taiwan, Shu-Ling Tsai15. The early returns: the transition from school to work in the United States, Richard Arum and Mike Hout