in particular if there are factors affecting selection into different curricula that we cannot control for with the data at hand our estimates may still be affected by selection bias which could amplify the estimate gap in labour market outcomes associated to alternative curricula overall at the isced and level we find that vet performs about as well as academic education as far as earnings are concerned and a bit better in terms of employment outcomes finally our findings support the view that the presence of vocational tracks helps keeping students with limited academic attitudes in school