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The impact of apprenticeship training on personality traits : an instrumental variable approach

Bolli, Thomas; Hof, Stefanie - 2014 - This Version: January 2014

This paper analyzes how apprenticeship training, i.e., work-based secondary education, affects personality traits … the regional differences in the relative weight of school- and work-based secondary education across Switzerland and … Europe, we determine that apprenticeship training reduces neuroticism and increases agreeableness and conscientiousness …

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Apprenticeship training in Canada : a theoretical and empirical analysis

Weiermair, Klaus - 1984

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Training and individual performance in Europe: evidence from microeconometric studies

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2000

Learning at school and university and also at the work place has become more important in the knowledge-based economy. 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...

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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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Mobilität nach der beruflichen Ausbildung : eine empirische Studie für Westdeutschland

Franz, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Volker - 1999

This Feconometric study deals with the question as to what extent apprentices after successfully completing their training stay with the firm where they have received their training and, if so, how long that job tenure holds. Determinants of both decisions can be seen from both the employer's...

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Cross-country determinants of life satisfaction : exploring different determinants across groups in society

Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor); … - 2006

This paper explores a wide range of cross-country determinants of life satisfaction exploiting a database of 90,000 observations in 70 countries. We distinguish four groups of aggregate variables as potential determinants of satisfaction: political, economic, institutional, and human development...

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Does aid for education educate children? : evidence from panel data

Dreher, Axel (contributor); Nunnenkamp, Peter (contributor); … - 2006

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of aid on education for about 100 countries over the period 1970 - 2005. We estimate a system of equations to test whether and to what extent the impact of sector-specific aid on educational attainment depends on (i) the extent to which aid adds to...

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Explaining cross-racial differences in the educational gender gap

Aucejo, Esteban - 2013

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Family background and the responses to higher SAT scores

Graetz, Georg; Öckert, Björn; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2020

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Higher education funding reforms : a comprehensive analysis of educational and labour market outcomes in England

Azmat, Ghazala; Simion, Stefania - 2018

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