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Worker reciprocity and the returns to training : evidence from a field experiment
Sauermann, Jan - 2015
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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Assessing selection bias in non-experimental estimates of the returns to workplace training
Sauermann, Jan; Stenberg, Anders - 2020
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296637
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Assessing selection bias in non-experimental estimates of the returns to workplace training
Sauermann, Jan; Stenberg, Anders - 2021
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329726
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Impact of apprenticeships on individuals and firms : lessons for evaluating modern apprenticeships in Scotland
Bajgar, Matej; Criscuolo, Chiara - 2016
apprenticeship programmes in OECD member countries, such as the Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland. First, rigorous evaluation …
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The effect of business cycle expectations on the German apprenticeship market: estimating the impact of COVID-19
Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; Wittek, Bernhard - 2020
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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Good occupation - bad occupation? : the quality of apprenticeship training
Göggel, Kathrin; Zwick, Thomas - 2009
first to analyse these differences. Quality differences of apprenticeship quality between training firms that have been … apprenticeship quality. -- Wage mark-up ; apprenticeship training ; occupations …
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The Effect of Business Cycle Expectations on the German Apprenticeship Market : Estimating the Impact of Covid-19
Muehlemann, Samuel - 2020
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) …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012831092
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Corporate Training and Skill Gaps : Did COVID-19 Stem EU Convergence in Training Investments?
Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Wruuck, Patricia - 2022
European firms have increasingly invested in training of employees but differences across countries and types of firms remain and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them. This report analyses European firms' investment in training over the last six years examining trends, factors supporting...
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Direct and indirect effects of subsidized dual apprenticeships
Crépon, Bruno; Premand, Patrick - 2019
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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Effects of adult education vouchers on the labor market: Evidence from a randomized field experiment
Schwerdt, Guido; Messer, Dolores; Woessmann, Ludger; … - 2011
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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