Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: An Empirical Assessment
This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of training are analysed, explicitly accounting for the heterogeneity of training participants. Additionally, different types of training that vary in the degree of firm specificity are considered. Wage and productivity effects of training are compared to examine how the training rent is shared between employer and employee. Finally, evidence is given on whether positive externalities of continuing training exist.
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Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: An Empirical Assessment
This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of training are analysed, explicitly accounting for the heterogeneity of training participants. Additionally, different types of training that vary in the degree of firm specificity are considered. Wage and productivity effects of training are compared to examine how the training rent is shared between employer and employee. Finally, evidence is given on whether positive externalities of continuing training exist.
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Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: An Empirical Assessment

Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: An Empirical Assessment

by Anja Kuckulenz
Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: An Empirical Assessment

Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: An Empirical Assessment

by Anja Kuckulenz

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This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of training are analysed, explicitly accounting for the heterogeneity of training participants. Additionally, different types of training that vary in the degree of firm specificity are considered. Wage and productivity effects of training are compared to examine how the training rent is shared between employer and employee. Finally, evidence is given on whether positive externalities of continuing training exist.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783790819670
Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD
Publication date: 09/10/2007
Series: ZEW Economic Studies , #37
Edition description: 2007
Pages: 217
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Continuing Training.- Heterogeneous Effect of Training on Earnings.- Training, Mobility, and Wages: Specific Versus General Human Capital.- Comparison of Wage and Productivity Effect: A Sectoral Analysis.- Summary and Conclusion.
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