This paper evaluates the impact of a training voucher program on establishments' investments in further training. The voucher program that was implemented in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia increased training incentives for employees in small and medium-sized establishments by...

Angesichts der gesellschaftlichen Alterung ist es aus volkswirtschaftlicher Sicht unabdingbar, ältere Menschen stärker in das Wirtschaftsgeschehen zu integrieren, einerseits um dem sich abzeichnenden Fachkräftemangel bei Jüngeren entgegenzuwirken, andererseits um den Sozialstaat zu...

This paper evaluates the impact of a training voucher program on establishments' investments in further training. The voucher program that was implemented in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia increased training incentives for employees in small and medium-sized establishments by...