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Gender differentials in skill use and skill formation in the aftermath of vocational training

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Fahr, René
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Sunde, Uwe
Applied Economics Letters
Journal · Vol. 16 · Issue 9 · pp. 885-889
Abstract

This article investigates gender differentials in skill-use and training participation in the aftermath of vocational training in Germany. We find that women use less of their apprenticeship skills than men once they have left their apprenticeship occupation. Moreover, women are significantly less likely to obtain further formal training upon completing apprenticeship than men, whether staying within the same occupation or not.

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training Vocational education occupation Germany skilled labor womens employment Europe Central Europe sex-related difference Eurasia
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Universität zu Köln, Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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