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Why Some Firms Train Apprentices and Many Others Do Not
Wolter, Stefan C.; Muehlemann, Samuel; Schweri, Juerg - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The latest study investigating the cost-benefit ratio of apprenticeship training for Swiss companies has shown that most apprentices offset the cost of their training during their apprenticeship on the basis of the productive contribution of the work they perform. Given this outcome, it is worth...
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Cost and Benefit of Apprenticeship Training: A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland
Dionisius, Regina; Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
net costs of training apprentices are substantial in Germany, whereas apprenticeship training is on average profitable … during the training period for firms in Switzerland, even though the two training systems are rather similar. This paper … between the two countries can be explained by a higher share of productive tasks allocated to apprentices in Switzerland and …
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Are Student Exchange Programs Worth It?
Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The number of university students participating in exchange programs has risen sharply over the last decade, but a survey of Swiss university graduates (class of 1999 and 2001) shows that participation in student exchange programs significantly prolongs the period of time spent studying at...
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From the Dual Apprenticeship System to a Dual Labor Market? The German High-Skill Equilibrium and the Service Economy
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Different models of protection against labor market risks are associated with diverging models of economic performance. Historically established institutional complementarities between labor market regulation, unemployment protection, and vocational training tend to mirror specific national...
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Are Occupations Paid What They Are Worth? An Econometric Study of Occupational Wage Inequality and Productivity
Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Labour economists typically assume that pay differences between occupations can be explained with variations in productivity. The empirical evidence on the validity of this assumption is surprisingly thin and subject to various potential biases. The authors use matched employer-employee panel...
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Why Do Firms Train? Empirical Evidence on the First Labour Market Outcomes of Graduated Apprentices
Euwals, Rob; Winkelmann, Rainer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
The apprenticeship system is the most important source of formal post-secondary training in Germany. Our paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761785
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Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel
Neuman, Shoshana; Ziderman, Adrian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...
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Why Are the Returns to Education Higher for Entrepreneurs than for Employees?
Praag, Mirjam van; Sluis, Justin van der; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We compare the returns to education (RTE) for entrepreneurs and employees, based on 19 waves of the NLSY database. By using instrumental variable techniques (IV) and taking account of selectivity, we find that the RTE are significantly higher for entrepreneurs than for employees (18.3 percent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761836
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Returns for Entrepreneurs vs. Employees: The Effect of Education and Personal Control on the Relative Performance of Entrepreneurs vs. Wage Employees
van Praag, Mirjam; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen; van der … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
How valuable is education for entrepreneurs' performance as compared to employees'? What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples' occupational choices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor force participants. We show that education...
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Returns to Skills and Personnel Management: U.S. DoD Scientists and Engineers
Gibbs, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Personnel records are used to examine compensation, recruitment, and retention of a group of very highly skilled workers: civilian scientists and engineers in U.S. Department of Defense laboratories. In contrast to the private sector, returns to skills were largely flat for this group from...
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