What makes firm-based vocational training schemes successful?

The role of commitment

This paper studies a possible market failure in the firm-based vocational training market: training may be too complex to be specified in a contract so that it is legally enforceable, resulting in the inability of firms to commit to training provision. We present a model of firm provided training an...

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Volume:	4
Main Author:	Dustmann, Christian Schönberg, Uta
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	NASHVILLE American Economic Association 2012 AMER ECONOMIC ASSOC
published in:	American economic journal. Applied economics Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 36 - 61
Data of publication:	2012
ISSN:	1945-7790 1945-7782 1945-7790
EISSN:	1945-7790
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Betriebliche Berufsausbildung Großbritannien USA Deutschland Bildungsbeteiligung Bindung Ausbildungsvergütung Institution Ausbildungsplatzangebot Vorbild Bildungssystem Productivity Training Job training Economic commitments Information asymmetry Vocational education Wages Apprenticeships Applied economics Wage differential Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences UNITED-STATES APPRENTICESHIP WAGES CONTRACTS INVESTMENT PRODUCTIVITY ACQUISITION EMPLOYERS LABOR-MARKET YOUNG WORKERS
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