using a new firm-level dataset for Switzerland showed, however, that for 60 percent of the firms, the apprenticeship … net cost of training (during the training period) are a major determinant for the demand for apprentices. Different count … data models, in particular hurdle models, are used to estimate the effect of net cost on the demand for apprentices. The …

using a new firm-level dataset for Switzerland showed, however, that for 60 percent of the firms, the apprenticeship … net cost of training (during the training period) are a major determinant for the demand for apprentices. Different count … data models, in particular hurdle models, are used to estimate the effect of net cost on the demand for apprentices. The …

in the profit estimation by employing panel system GMM methods. An increase in the share of apprentices has no effect on … firms would be willing to incur net costs during the training period. This paper investigates for the first time whether … German enterprises on average indeed incur net costs during the apprenticeship period, i.e. if the impact of an increase in …