Published in:ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper ; No. 14-054
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (27 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2486529
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 1, 2014 erstellt
Description:
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