The apprenticeship system is the most important source of formal post-secondary training in Germany. Using German … durations, and post-apprenticeship wages are all increasing functions of training intensity. Some implications for the ongoing … register data - the IAB Employment Sample - we find that apprentices staying with their training firm after graduation have …

Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training … increasing productivity through training programs targeting critical skills. … programs. This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among store managers and …

the depreciation of skills on human capital. The main policy implication of the paper is that overeducation constitutes a …

-run outcomes up to age 27. We exploit exogenous variation in skills due to school entry rules, combining 20 years of Chilean …-income children. Our findings suggest that parental time investments are neutral to early skills gaps, while monetary investments are …