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matching model shows that the expansion of apprenticeship has very limited effects on youth unemployment if this is not …
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Workers' reciprocal behavior is one argument used to explain why firms invest in employee human capital. We explore the relation between firm-sponsored training and reciprocity by providing evidence that workers reciprocate employer training investments by making greater effort. Using a field...
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We assess selection bias in estimated returns to workplace training by exploiting a field experiment with random assignment of workers to a one-week training program. We compare experimental estimates of this program with non-experimental estimates that are estimated by using a sample of agents...
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decrease in the equilibrium number of apprenticeship contracts. We analyze German data on the apprenticeship from 2007 to 2019 … apprenticeship contracts, unfilled vacancies and unsuccessful applicants. Taking into account the most recent data on business cycle … apprenticeship positions in Germany in 2020 (-34,700 apprenticeship contracts; 95% confidence interval: +/- 8,800). …
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In this paper, we investigate the effects of works councils on apprenticeship training in Germany. The German law … information on the costs and benefits of apprenticeship training, we find that firms with works councils make a significantly … agreement ; apprenticeship training ; firm-sponsored training …
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apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit that the availability of foreign workers increased more in firms close to the … not necessarily substitutes: opening the borders did not have a statistically significant effect on apprenticeship …
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have attempted to address failures in the apprenticeship markets to expand access or improve training quality. Subsidized … assigned to a formal apprenticeship, and whether apprenticeship positions opened by firms were filled with formal apprentices …
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This paper examines a training intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among employees of a large Latin American retailer. The identification exploits an experimental design in the context of a difference-in-difference strategy. Using longitudinal information obtained...
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Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...
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Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009124700