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Training intensity and first labor market outcomes of apprenticeship graduates

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: The apprenticeship system is the most important source of formal post‐secondary training in Germany. Using German register data – the IAB Employment Sample – it is found that apprentices staying with their training firm after graduation have a longer first‐job durations but not higher wages than apprentices leaving the training firm. Retention rates, first job durations, and post‐apprenticeship wages are all increasing functions of training intensity. Some implications for the ongoing debate as to why firms are willing to invest in general training are discussed.

Source: International Journal of Manpower

DOI: 10.1108/01437720410554151

Authors: Rob Euwals, Rainer Winkelmann

Institutions: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, Centre for Economic Policy Research, University of Zurich

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1988720244