@techreport{Clark2001Promise,
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.},
author = {Damon Clark and Ren\'{e} Fahr},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J31; C29; J62; J24; 330; German apprenticeship training; human capital; occupational mobility; wages; Duale Berufsausbildung; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Bildungsertrag; Erwerbsverlauf; Sch\"{a}tzung; Deutschland},
language = {eng},
number = {378},
title = {The Promise of Workplace Training for Non-College-Bound Youth: Theory and Evidence from German Apprenticeship},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/21238},
year = {2001}
}
