Using data from a financial services firm, the determinants of salary growth are estimated in a two-stage model with special attention given to the roles of gender and race. While the analysis reveals no overt bias in salary growth decisions, there is evidence of institutional bias within one...

This study is a descriptive statistical examination of apprenticeship training in the construction industry, based on the U.S. Department of Labor and California Apprenticeship Agency databases. It specifically addresses the following questions - What were the patterns of enrollment across...

Formal apprenticeship programs in the US construction industry are organized under one of three forms: jointly by unions and management in the unionized sector, and unilaterally by a group of employers or by a single employer in the open shop sector. I use parametric survival analysis to compare...

Large-scale construction projects, even when they involve massive amounts of public money have been notorious for the overwhelmingly "white, male" face of the workforce. While governments profess to be committed to equal opportunity in employment, making the labour force more inclusive on public...

It may be in the interest of low-ability individuals to subsidize the education of high-ability individuals. Sufficient conditions are surprisingly mild: positive externalities in education and complementarity in production between human capital and labor supplied by the low-ability individuals....

The Earnings Supplement Project (ESP) is a multi-site demonstration program that is testing an innovative financial incentive designed to stimulate the re-employment of two groups: displaced workers and repeat users of unemployment insurance (UI). ESP was conceived and is funded by Human...

Cet article commence par une description du systeme d'apprentissage et du lycee professionnel, indispensable a une bonne comprehension du systeme institutionnel de formation professionnelle des jeunes en France (section II). Suit la presentation des donnees dy CEREQ utilisees pour l'evaluation...