The returns to occupation-specific human capital – Evidence from mobility after training.

Müller, Barbara; Schweri, Jürg (2012). The returns to occupation-specific human capital – Evidence from mobility after training. (Working Paper 81). Zürich: Swiss Leading House: Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour, Training Policies

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Using a longitudinal dataset based on the PISA 2000 survey, we analyze the effect of inter-firm and occupational mobility on post-training wages in Switzerland to assess the transferability of the human capital acquired in training. We show that OLS provides a lower bound estimate of the wage effects of inter-firm and occupational mobility. Inter-firm mobility has no significant wage effect in OLS regressions. However, those who stay in their occupational field earn about 5 percent more than their colleagues who change occupation. We find no evidence for adverse selection when accounting only for apprentices’ level of ability. Accounting for the endogeneity of mobility tends to increase the estimated wage differential between occupation stayers and changers, but not between firm stayers and movers. We conclude that occupation-specific human capital is an important component of apprenticeship training and accounts for a part of the returns to training.

Item Type:

Working Paper

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Sociology

Series:

Working Paper

Publisher:

Swiss Leading House: Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour, Training Policies

Projects:

[1036] Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE) Official URL

Language:

English

Submitter:

Thomas Meyer

Date Deposited:

29 Oct 2019 10:42

Last Modified:

29 Oct 2019 10:52

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BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.131015

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/131015

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