Müller, Barbara; Schweri, Jürg (2015). How specific is apprenticeship training? Evidence from inter-firm and occupational mobility after graduation. Oxford economic papers, 67(4), pp. 1057-1077. Oxford University Press 10.1093/oep/gpv040
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Do apprenticeships convey mainly general or also firm- and occupation-specific human capital? Specific human capital may allow for specialization gains, but may also lead to allocative inefficiency due to mobility barriers. We analyse the case of Switzerland, which combines a comprehensive, high-quality apprenticeship system with a lightly regulated labour market. To assess human capital transferability after standardized firm-based apprenticeship training, we analyse inter-firm and occupational mobility and their effects on post-training wages. Using a longitudinal data set based on the PISA 2000 survey, we find high inter-firm and low occupational mobility within one year after graduation. Accounting for endogenous changes, we find a negative effect of occupation changes on wages, but no significant wage effect for firm changes. This indicates that occupation-specific human capital is an important component of apprenticeship training and that skills are highly transferable within an occupational field.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Sociology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Müller, Barbara, Schweri, Jürg (B) |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics |
ISSN: |
0030-7653 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Projects: |
[1036] Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE) Official URL |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Sandra Hupka-Brunner |
Date Deposited: |
09 Jun 2016 10:18 |
Last Modified: |
27 Jun 2024 09:43 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/oep/gpv040 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
berufliche Mobilität berufsfachliche Segmentation Einkommen human capital Humankapital Schweiz spezifisches Humankapital |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.81277 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/81277 |
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