Article 2015

Coaching disadvantaged young people: Evidence from firm level data

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Mohrenweiser, Jens
 PF
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm
Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik
Journal · Vol. 235 · Issue 4-5 · pp. 459-473
Abstract

In Germany, apprenticeship training firms currently face a shrinking number of qualified school-leavers because of smaller birth cohorts and an increasing proportion of school leavers aiming for higher education. This paper investigates whether a programme that supports firms to train disadvantaged youth can reduce recruiting difficulties in apprentice training firms. Based on unique firm-level data from the metal and electronic industry in Baden-Württemberg from 2010 to 2013, we apply instrumental variable and difference-in-difference estimations and find no significant short-term causal impact of the programme. © 2015, Walter de Gruyter GmbH. All rights reserved.

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Apprenticeship training Programme Evaluation Disadvantaged youth

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Author Affiliations
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, United Kingdom
Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
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