Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/245726 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14675
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this study, we examine the influence of competitiveness on the stability of labour relations using the example of premature employment and training contract termination in the apprenticeship education sector. The paper extends the small but growing evidence on the external relevance of competitiveness by analysing gender differences in the correlation between competitiveness and labour market success and whether these effects depend on how the students' propensity to compete is measured. By matching a large experimental dataset with administrative data identifying contract terminations, we find that both gender and test specification matter. While competitive men assigned to a difficult competitiveness task are less likely to drop out of the contract than non competitive men, there is no such effect observable for those assigned to the easier task. On the other hand, competitive women are more likely to drop out than non competitive women, irrespective of how competitiveness is measured.
Subjects: 
competitiveness
non-cognitive skills
gender
apprenticeship
JEL: 
C9
J16
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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