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The effect of choice options in training curricula on the supply of and demand for apprenticeships

Jansen, Anika; Grip, Andries de; Kriechel, Ben - 2016

curriculum on supply of and demand for apprenticeship training. Modernizations of training curricula provide us with a quasi … when they have more choice options in the training curriculum because of (1) the higher productivity of graduates who have … 2014. We find that a more heterogeneous curriculum increases both firms' supply of and students' demand for training places. …

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Does less wage compression lead to less training in Germany? : an expansion of Acemoglu and Pischke's Model of training in imperfect labor markets

Neubäumer, Renate - 2016

We expand Acemoglu and Pischke's seminal model of training in imperfect labor markets by including the system of collective wage bargaining and the components of firms' training costs. Thus we can adapt their model to institutional changes that occurred since the 1990s. The model and the...

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The geography of occupational choice : empirical evidence from the Swiss apprenticeship market

Kuhn, Andreas - 2022

This paper presents an empirical exploration of the geography of adolescents' occupational choices, using data covering a single cross-section of the population of all individual-level apprenticeship contracts in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The unique feature of the data is that they...

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Intensive math instruction and educational attainment : long-run impacts of double-dose algebra

Cortes, Kalena E.; Goodman, Joshua S.; Nomi, Takako - 2014

We study an intensive math instruction policy that assigned low-skilled 9th graders to an algebra course that doubled instructional time, altered peer composition and emphasized problem solving skills. A regression discontinuity design shows substantial positive impacts of double-dose algebra on...

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Spillovers in education choice

Joensen, Juanna Schrøter; Nielsen, Helena Skyt - 2017

This paper examines how skills are shaped by social interactions in families. We show that older siblings causally affect younger sibling's education choices and early career earnings. We focus on critical course choices in high school and overcome the identification challenges of estimating...

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Are apprenticeships business cycle proof?

Lüthi, Samuel; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2018

Although there is evidence that apprenticeship training can ease the transition of youth into the labour market and thereby reduce youth unemployment, many policy makers fear that firms will cut their apprenticeship expenditures during economic crises, thus exacerbating the problem of youth...

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Local norms describing the role of the state and the private provision of training

Kuhn, Andreas; Schweri, Jürg; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2019

Apprenticeship systems are essentially based on the voluntary participation of firms that provide (and usually also finance) training positions, often incurring considerable net training costs. One potential, yet under-researched explanation for this behavior is that firms act in accordance with...

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Mobility across firms and occupations among graduates from apprenticeship

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Licklederer, Stefanie; Zwiener, Hanna - 2015

Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides causal estimates of the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits variation in regional labor market characteristics....

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Moretti, Luca; Mayerl, Martin; Mühlemann, Samuel; … - 2017

The authors compare a firm's costs and benefits of providing apprenticeship training in Austria and Switzerland, using two original micro data sets. While both countries share a number of similarities, including an extensive vocational education and training (VET) system, and a common border,...

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The impact of hiring costs for skilled workers on apprenticeship training : a comparative study

Aepli, Manuel; Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; … - 2024

This study analyzes the relationship between firms' costs of hiring skilled workers and their provision of internal apprenticeship training. Our empirical analysis draws on four waves of firm surveys conducted in Germany and Switzerland that include detailed information on firms' hiring costs...

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