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Frühe Flexibilisierung? Regionale Mobilität nach der Lehrausbildung in Deutschland zwischen 1977 und 2004
Seibert, Holger - 2007
This paper examines if and to what extend regional mobility has increased after finishing vocational in-firm training between 1977 and 2004. Particular interest is given to the importance of regional mobility for occupational continuity at labor market entry. Can mobility lower the probability...
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The German vocational education and training system : its institutional configuration, strengths, and challenges
Solga, Heike; Protsch, Paula; Ebner, Christian; … - 2014
Germany is widely known for its high-quality vocational education and training (VET) system. The two key features of that system are (a) firm-based training programs accompanied by a schoolbased component (of one to two days per week), in which apprentices acquire upper secondary general...
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Are real entry wages rigid over the business cycle? Empirical evidence for Germany from 1977 to 2009
Stüber, Heiko - 2012
Einführung von Lohnrigidität in das Mortensen-Pissarides-Modell, um realistische Volatilitäten der Arbeitslosigkeit zu erzeugen …
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Unemployment and occupational mobility at the beginning of employment career in Germany and the UK
Schmelzer, Paul - 2011
Gerade am Anfang der Erwerbskarriere ist Arbeitslosigkeit keine Seltenheit. In diesem Artikel argumentieren wir, dass … in Abhängigkeit von institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen Arbeitslosigkeit verschiedene Konsequenzen für die zukünftige … Position nach der Arbeitslosigkeit verbessern. Bei Auswertung der Daten werden GSEP und BHPS Datensätze benutzt und simultan …
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Central school exit exams and labor-market outcomes
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2012
Many countries use centralized exit exams as a governance devise of the school system. While abundant evidence suggests positive effects of central exams on achievement tests, previous research on university-bound students shows no effects on subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market...
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Do job creation schemes improve the social integration and well-being of the long-term unemployed?
Ivanov, Boris; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Pohlan, Laura - 2019
In this paper we analyze the effects of a German job creation scheme (JCS) on the social integration and well-being of long-term unemployed individuals. Using linked survey and administrative data for participants and a group of matched non-participants, we find significant positive effects of...
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Apprenticeship training in Canada : a theoretical and empirical analysis
Weiermair, Klaus - 1984
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The promise of workplace training for non-college bound youth : theory and evidence from German apprenticeship
Clark, Damon (contributor); Fahr, René (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Technological change and skill obsolescence : the case of German apprenticeship training
Blechinger, Doris; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1996
The paper analyses the applicability of vocational training and the earnings of apprentices using survey data from West Germany in 1979, 1985/86 and 1991/92. The applicability has decreased remarkably between 1979 and 1991/92. The objective of the analysis is a survey-data-based assessment of...
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