We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

Die diesjährige IW-Umfrage Ausbildung und Beschäftigung zeigt, dass in mehr als der Hälfte der befragten Betriebe ein spürbarer Engpass bei Fachkräften bereits heute besteht oder in Zukunft erwartet wird. Es fehlen vor allem Ingenieure und Techniker, aber auch bei Facharbeitern in Metall-...