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Why Do Firms Train Apprentices? The Net Cost Puzzle Reconsidered
Mohrenweiser, Jens; Zwick, Thomas - 2008
This paper investigates the short-term costs and benefits of apprenticeship training in Germany. It calls into question …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298028
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Wie kann die durchschnittliche Ausbildungsquote in Deutschland korrekt gemessen werden?
Jacobebbinghaus, Peter; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Zwick, Thomas - 2008
This paper demonstrates that the share of apprentices exhibits a relatively strong seasonal pattern. This means that statistics on the share of apprentices such as those presented in official publications differ substantially from the actual yearly mean if they are measured on a date close to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298066
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Good occupation - bad occupation? The quality of apprenticeship training
Goeggel, Kathrin; Zwick, Thomas - 2009
Small average wage effects of employer and/or occupation changes mask large differences between occupation groups and apprentices with different schooling back-grounds. Apprentices in commerce and trading occupations strongly profit from an employer change. Employer and occupation changers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298796
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Mobilität nach der beruflichen Ausbildung: Eine empirische Studie für Westdeutschland
Franz, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Volker - 1999
data covering the time period 1980 to 1991 in West Germany and is based on a hazard rate model. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297623
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PISA: What Makes the Difference? Explaining the Gap in PISA Test Scores Between Finland and Germany
Ammermüller, Andreas - 2004
The huge difference in the level and variance of student performance in the 2000 PISA study between Finland and Germany … scores than Finnish students. The results imply that early streaming in Germany penalizes students in lower school types and … school types. Overall, the variation in test scores can be explained much better by the observable characteristics in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297320
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Enrolments in higher education in West Germany: the impact of social background, labour market returns and educational funding
Lauer, Charlotte - 2000
This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297724
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Job shopping after vocational training? An empirical analysis of the transition from apprenticeship training to work
Franz, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Volker - 2001
data covering the time period 1980 to 1991 in West Germany and is based on a hazard rate model. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297801
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Family background, cohort and education: A French-German comparison
Lauer, Charlotte - 2002
This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany … spite of huge differences in the distribution of education in France and Germany, these countries prove surprisingly similar …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298109
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A Model of Educational Attainment: Application to the German Case
Lauer, Charlotte - 2002
This paper aims at formulating a theoretical model of educational attainment which is directly implementable empirically. The conceptual frame-work relies on the human capital theory, where individuals weigh the costs and the returns of education to decide on the optimal amount of education they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298115
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Sinkende Bildungsrenditen durch Bildungsreformen? Evidenz aus Mikrozensus und SOEP
Göggel, Kathrin - 2007
des Mikrozensus weist darauf hin, dass die durch die Bildungsreformen intendierte Bildungsexpansion schon vor 1960 … Bildungsexpansion betroffenen Jahrgänge sind in den neunziger Jahren wie allgemein vermutet leicht gefallen. Sie haben sich bis 2004 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297885