Der Grundsatz "Lernen erzeugt Lernen" gilt nach neuen Erkenntnissen nicht nur für frühkindliche Bildung, sondern auch für die Dauer des Schulbesuchs. - Eine aktive Teilnahme an Weiterbildungen begünstigt berufliches Vorankommen und reduziert das Risiko eines Jobverlusts. Erstmals zeigt eine...

This paper addresses the question to which extent the complementarity between education and training can be attributed to differences in observable characteristics, i.e. to individual, job and firm specific characteristics. The novelty of this paper is to analyze previously unconsidered...

Eine aktive Teilnahme an Weiterbildungen begünstigt berufliches Vorankommen und reduziert das Risiko eines Jobverlusts. Erstmals zeigt eine neue RWI-Studie, dass die Dauer der Schul- und Berufsausbildung einen ursächlichen Einfluss darauf hat, wie stark Arbeitnehmer sich später weiterbilden....

Individuals with more years of education generally acquire more training later on in life. Such a relationship may be due to skills learned in early periods increasing returns to educational investments in later periods. This paper addresses the question whether the complementarity between...

Individuals with more years of education generally acquire more training later on in life. Such a relationship may be due to skills learned in early periods increasing returns to educational investments in later periods. This paper addresses the question whether the complementarity between...

This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in training, but did not do so because of a random...

This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program "Bildungsprämie". The estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in training, but did not do so because of a random...

This study investigates the impact of non-formal training on job tasks of workers. The analysis is based on panel data from Germany covering detailed information on tasks performed at work at the level of individual workers. The results indicate that after training workers are more engaged in...

This study investigates the impact of non-formal training on job tasks of workers. The analysis is based on panel data from Germany covering detailed information on tasks performed at work at the level of individual workers. The results indicate that after training workers are more engaged in...