The promise of workplace training for non-college bound youth: theory and evidence from German apprenticeship

Clark, Damon and Fahr, Rene (2002) The promise of workplace training for non-college bound youth: theory and evidence from German apprenticeship. CEPDP (518). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753019167

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Abstract

This paper assesses the potential of `workplace training'' with reference to German Apprenticeship. When occupational matching is important, we derive conditions under which firms provide `optimal'' training packages. Since the German system broadly meets these conditions, we evaluate the effectiveness of apprenticeship using a large administrative dataset. We find returns to apprenticeship for even the lowest ability school-leavers comparable to standard estimates of the return to school, and show that training is transferable across a wide range of occupations, such as a one-digit occupation group. We conclude that the positive experience with German Apprenticeship Training may guide the design of similar policies in other countries.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2002 the authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J62 - Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C29 - Other
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2008 11:17
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:46
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/20092

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