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Why Some Firms Train Apprentices and Many Others Do Not
Wolter, Stefan C.; Muehlemann, Samuel; Schweri, Juerg - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The latest study investigating the cost-benefit ratio of apprenticeship training for Swiss companies has shown that most apprentices offset the cost of their training during their apprenticeship on the basis of the productive contribution of the work they perform. Given this outcome, it is worth...
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Costs and Benefits of Apprenticeship Training. A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland
Dionisius, Regina; Muehlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; … - In: Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik) 55 (2009) 1, pp. 7-37
net costs of training apprentices are substantial in Germany, whereas apprenticeship training is on average profitable … during the training period for firms in Switzerland, even though the two training systems are rather similar. This paper … between the two countries can be explained by a higher share of productive tasks allocated to apprentices in Switzerland and …
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Are Student Exchange Programs Worth It?
Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The number of university students participating in exchange programs has risen sharply over the last decade, but a survey of Swiss university graduates (class of 1999 and 2001) shows that participation in student exchange programs significantly prolongs the period of time spent studying at...
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From the Dual Apprenticeship System to a Dual Labor Market? The German High-Skill Equilibrium and the Service Economy
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Different models of protection against labor market risks are associated with diverging models of economic performance. Historically established institutional complementarities between labor market regulation, unemployment protection, and vocational training tend to mirror specific national...
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Berufliche Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Maennern. Eine empirische Untersuchung zum Gender Pay Gap (Equal Opportunities for Women and Men at Work. An Empirical Investigation of...
Strunk, Guido; Hermann, Anett - In: Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung. German Journal of … 23 (2009) 3, pp. 237-257
In der Diskussion um die berufliche Gleichstellung der Geschlechter spielt die bedingte Chancengleichheit eine wichtige Rolle. Bei gleichen Ausgangsbedingungen sollten Frauen wie Maennern die gleichen Karrieremoeglichkeiten offen stehen. Die Analyse der Karrieren von 43 Absolventinnen und 51...
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From Training to Labour Market. Holocletic Model.
Santos, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The desired professional insertion (placement) after training is under the influence of personal and exogenous variables. In the present paper we identify the constraints and devices that, in an interactive way, can shape and affect the professional insertion. This paper is a result of a...
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Human Capital, Sports Performance and Salary Determination of Professional Athletes
Antonietti, Roberto - 2007
Thanks to the high availability of data, professional sport represents a unique laboratory in order to test labour market theories and predictions. In particular, one of the most important propositions concerns the role that human capital plays in shaping the life-cycle earnings patterns of...
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Ethical Issues in Outsourcing Accounting and Tax Services
McGee, Robert W. - 2005
Outsourcing has been criticized as a practice that destroys jobs and praised as a way to cut costs and remain competitive. The accounting profession has utilized outsourcing to avail itself of expertise that is not available within the firm and to cut the cost of offering a variety of accounting...
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Superstar Effects in Sport: Evidence From Italian Soccer
Lucifora, Claudio; Simmons, Rob - In: Journal of Sports Economics 4 (2003) 1, pp. 35-55
This article investigates wage determination among professional soccer players appearing in the Italian league. Given the popularity of "top" soccer players, the relationship between individual productivity and pay can lead to "superstar" effects. In that context, the marginal revenue product of...
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Are occupations paid what they are worth? An econometric study of occupational wage inequality and productivity
Rycx, Francois; Kampelmann, Stephan - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2011
Labour economists typically assume that pay differences between occupations can be explained with variations in productivity. The empirical evidence on the validity of this assumption is surprisingly thin and subject to various potential biases. The authors use matched employer-employee panel...
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