labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three … empirical literature regarding noncognitive skills are briefly summarized. Moreover, we discuss common econometric pitfalls that …

these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates … results of the empirical literature regarding noncognitive skills are classified along the research questions and summarized. …

Short-term training measures are the most important intervention of German active labor market policy in terms of …

. This paper provides a critical review of recent econometric work on the determinants and impacts of training in Europe …. Training has non negligible positive effects for firms and trainees; for the group of non trainees potential negative effects … has been found in some studies. The incidence and the impact of training depend on the national education and training …

Despite the interdependence between cognitive and noncognitive skills, empirical studies have shown a longer period of … types of these skills. The results show no influence on the acquisition of noncognitive skills, indicating that personality …

high degree of malleability in the considered non-cognitive skills after school entrance. …

. Eligibility to the programme is restricted to school leavers who have actively searched for apprenticeship training to start …We evaluate the effect of the Apprenticeship Bonus, an employment subsidy programme, on early dropout of apprenticeship … searched for apprenticeship positions unsuccessfully directly leaving school and analyse the effect of the subsidy on the risk …

apprenticeship result in average wage losses, whereas an occupation change within the training firm results in persistent wage gains … the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits …

occupations have different apprenticeship durations. This paper proposes to calculate the yearly average on the basis of daily …

This paper investigates the short-term costs and benefits of apprenticeship training in Germany. It calls into question … the popular stylised fact that apprenticeship training always leads to net costs during the apprenticeship period. We … manufacturing occupations face net training costs during the apprenticeship period but gain by the long-term employment of its …