Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/21238 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 378
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
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.
Subjects: 
German apprenticeship training
human capital
occupational mobility
wages
JEL: 
J31
C29
J62
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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