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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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The effectiveness of apprenticeship training : a within track comparison of workplace-based and school-based vocational training in Hungary

Horn, Dániel - 2014

Although apprenticeship training has been praised for its effectiveness in smoothing the school-to-work transition of non-college bound students, most studies rely on cross country or cross track comparisons. This study compares apprenticeship training students with non-apprentices within...

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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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Performance of Hungarian firms : are apprentices an asset or a liability? : evidence from a unique matched employer-employee dataset

Cabus, Sofie; Nagy, Eszter - 2017

Hungarian legislation provides firms with financial incentives to train apprentices from vocational training schools. In line with these incentives, it is observed that firms increasingly train apprentices over the period 2003-2011, in particular, in the sectors manufacturing, construction,...

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Accounting for investment risk in educational decisions : new evidence for lifetime returns in Germany

Zühlke, Anne; Kugler, Philipp; Hackenberger, Armin; … - 2020

We analyse the economic returns in lifetime labour income of different educational paths in Germany, especially the difference between university studies and vocational training. New data allows us to calculate cumulative labour earnings at different ages and to compare not only the highest...

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Dropping out and revising educational decisions: Evidence from vocational education

Bessey, Donata; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2008

Previous research on educational decisions has almost exclusively focused on individual decisions to start a particular education. At the same time, the decision to revise an educational choice has hardly been analyzed, unless it is the decision to drop out. However, dropping out is only one...

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Premature Apprenticeship Terminations: An Economic Analysis

Bessey, Donata; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2007

This paper presents empirical evidence on premature terminations of apprenticeship contracts in Germany. Our novel approach uses human capital theory with a regional component as a clear-cut framework for the analysis. It derives testable hypotheses on individual decisions to finish an...

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A Competing Risks Analysis of the Determinants of Low Completion Rates in the Canadian Apprenticeship System

Dostie, Benoit - Vancouver School of Economics - 2010

In this paper, we estimate the determinants of low (and slow) completion rates with a competing risk duration model using data from the National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) 2007. This allows us to distinguish the impact age and duration dependence on the probability of dropping out. We find...

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Social transformation and the transition from vocational education to work

Noelke, Clemens; Horn, Dániel - 2011

Social research has long pointed to the apparent effectiveness of vocational education and training (VET) at the secondary level combining school-based vocational education with employer-provided training (so called "dual systems") in preparing non-college bound youth for the labor market. This...

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Skill development in middle level occupations : the role of apprenticeship training

Lerman, Robert Irving - 2013

Concerns about the polarization of the labor market are widespread. However, countries vary widely in strategies for strengthening jobs at intermediate levels of skill. This paper examines the diversity of approaches to apprenticeship and related training for middle-level occupations. We begin...

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