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Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, Christian; Janssen, Simon; Yang, Philip; … - 2010
We use a long panel data set for four entry cohorts into an internal labor market to analyze the effect of age on the probability to participate in different training measures. We find that training participation probabilities are inverted u-shaped with age and that longer training measures are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962290
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Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market
Pfeifer, Christian; Janssen, Simon; Yang, Philip; … - 2010
We use a long panel data set for four entry cohorts into an internal labor market to analyze the effect of age on the probability to participate in different training measures. We find that training participation probabilities are inverted u-shaped with age and that longer training measures are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966811
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Poaching and firm-sponsored training : first clean evidence
Mohrenweiser, Jens; Zwick, Thomas; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2013
A series of seminal theoretical papers argues that poaching of employees may hamper company-sponsored general training. However, the extent of poaching, its determinants and consequences, remains an open empirical question. We provide a novel empirical identification strategy for poaching and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009751718
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Poaching and Firm-Sponsored Training : First Clean Evidence
Mohrenweiser, Jens; Zwick, Thomas; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2013
A series of seminal theoretical papers argues that poaching of employeesm ay hamper company-sponsored general training. However, the extent of poaching, its determinants and consequences, remains an open empirical question. We provide a novel empirical identification strategy for poaching and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014156896
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Does Ethnic Diversity in Schools Affect Occupational Choices?
Pregaldini, Damiano; Balestra, Simone; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2022
We study how two distinct dimensions of peer ethnic diversity (ethnic fractionalization and ethnic polarization) affect occupational choice. Using longitudinal administrative data and leveraging variation in ethnic composition across cohorts within schools, we find evidence for two opposing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240777
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Does ethnic diversity in schools affect occupational choices?
Pregaldini, Damiano; Balestra, Simone; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2022
We study how two distinct dimensions of peer ethnic diversity (ethnic fractionalization and ethnic polarization) affect occupational choice. Using longitudinal administrative data and leveraging variation in ethnic composition across cohorts within schools, we find evidence for two opposing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471195
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Educational Spillovers at the Firm Level: Who Benefits from Whom?
Backes-Gellner, Uschi; Rupietta, Christian; Tuor … - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2011
This paper examines spillover effects from education at the firm level, separating the effects for different levels and … types of education and allowing for a curvilinear relationship. Modeling a Cobb-Douglas production function, we show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224867
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Social norms and gendered occupational choices of men and women : time to turn the tide?
Palffy, Patricia; Lehnert, Patrick; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2022
We analyze the relationship between social gender norms and adolescents' occupational choices by combining regional … votes on constitutional amendments on gender equality with job application data from a large job board for apprenticeships …. Results show that adolescent males in regions with stronger traditional social gender norms are more likely to apply for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013449246
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Social Norms and Gendered Occupational Choices of Men and Women : Time to Turn the Tide?
Palffy, Patricia; Lehnert, Patrick; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2022
We analyze the relationship between social gender norms and adolescents' occupational choices by combining regional … votes on constitutional amendments on gender equality with job application data from a large job board for apprenticeships …. Results show that adolescent males in regions with stronger traditional social gender norms are more likely to apply for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014241708
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Differences in Initial Training and Wages of Japanese Engineering and Retailing Companies - Who Pays for Higher Training Costs?
Backes-Gellner, Uschi; Teuber, Silvia; Futagami, Shiho; … - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2013
The optimal human resource and skill development strategy is one important factor of economic success. This paper, therefore, analyzes industry-specific differences in the training provision between engineering and retailing companies in Japan and focuses in particular on the initial training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011148697