participate in vocational training? As the study shows, the largest 50 companies in Berlin account for more than every sixth … vocational training. This is particularly relevant because the majority of companies have very low training rates. …

available data. We find that firms with a higher share of older workers have significantly lower proportions of R&D outlays in …

respect to computer workers. Therefore computer workers and IT outsourcing can be interpreted as complementary factors …

firms that are less IT-intensive. However, higher participation rates of older workers in IT training are related to a …This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between firm-provided IT training and the firm?s proportion of older … workers. Using data from the ZEW ICT survey of the years 2004 and 2007, the results show that a firm?s IT intensity plays a …

The paper analyses the applicability of vocational training and the earnings of apprentices using survey data from West … Institute for Vocational Training and the Research Institute of the Federal Labour Office. For each cross-section we estimate an … what workers have learned during apprenticeship. Furthermore, we estimate earnings functions with the same specification …

tracks should occur at a higher age. The dual system of apprenticeship training could be shortened. College tuition fees …