In this study we investigated the determinants (a) of the propensity of Swiss firms to train apprentices and (b) of the intensity of apprentice training as measured by the employment share of apprentices. Innovation, firm age and competition conditions on the product market are possible...

Although interest in monopsonistic influences on labour market outcomes has revived in recent years, only a few empirical studies provide direct evidence on it. This paper analyses empirically the effect of monopsony power on pay structure, using a direct measure of labour market 'thinness'. We...

Using a specific micro-dataset with information on working histories, we analyse the labour market entry of Spanish youths who have completed vocational education. According to the education system, young people can enter the labour market with vocational high school (upper secondary education)...

In this paper, we investigate the effects of works councils on apprenticeship training in Germany. The German law attributes works councils substantial information and co-determination rights to training-related issues. Thus, works councils may also have an impact on the cost-benefit relation of...

This paper focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in developed countries and the developing world, with a special emphasis on the role of vocational training and education policies. We highlight the role of demographic factors, economic growth and labor market...

It is a widely held opinion that apprenticeship training represents a net investment for training firms, and that therefore firms only train if they have the possibility to recoup these investments after the training period. A recent study using a new firm-level dataset for Switzerland showed,...

Gutachten im Auftrag der Handwerkskammer Dresden. Das Projekt widmet sich der Fragestellung, wie sich die Berufsschullandschaft im Kammerbezirk Dresden nachfragegerecht an die demographischen Herausforderungen anpassen lässt. Dabei stehen die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Einrichtungen und die...

Der demographische Wandel und der damit verbundene drastische Rückgang der Schülerzahlen in Sachsen haben dazu geführt, dass – trotz Standortschließungen – viele Berufsschulen momentan Überkapazitäten aufweisen. Verstärkt wird dieses Problem noch durch die zunehmende Abwendung junger...

Im Rahmen der Personalleiterbefragung werden vierteljährlich bis zu 1 000 Personalleiter zu aktuellen Themen befragt. Die Sonderfragen der Befragung im dritten Quartal 2020 bezogen sich auf die Ausbildungssituation der Unternehmen. Die Situation während der Corona-Pandemie hat dazu geführt,...

Social research has long pointed to the apparent effectiveness of vocational education and training (VET) at the secondary level combining school-based vocational education with employer-provided training (so called "dual systems") in preparing non-college bound youth for the labor market. This...