net cost of training (during the training period) are a major determinant for the demand for apprentices. Different count … data models, in particular hurdle models, are used to estimate the effect of net cost on the demand for apprentices. The … for apprentices, once the firm has decided to train. For policy purposes, these results indicate that subsidies for firms …

across sectors, where firms in sectors with high skill requirements tend to avoid training apprentices, while firms in low …-skill sectors seek apprentices. Guided by these reduced-form findings, we structurally estimate firms' training costs. Especially in … high-skill sectors, many firms face large training costs, limiting their willingness to train apprentices. Yet, we find …

This paper examines the degree of persistence of youth unemployment (total, male and female) in twenty-four countries …

age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime … employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of apprenticeship and vocational training. There are no significant …

(reduced net operating surplus) due to the extension of the youth voting franchise mainly appear in governments with low party …