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Programme
To discuss and exchange international research in the field of vocational education and training, the Swiss Leading House on Economics of Education, Firm Behaviour and Training Policies organises an international conference on the Economics of Education: Firm Behaviour and Training Policies. A pre-conference for doctoral students will take place on June 25, 2008.
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Edward P. Lazear and Ursula Renold
Egon Franck
Alexandra Rufini
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Keynote Speaker
Edward P. Lazear, Council of Economic Advisors and Stanford University
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Christian Dustmann, University College London
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Joop Hartog, University of Amsterdam
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Main Conference Paper
Parallel Session A
A1: Globalisation, Technological Change and Training
Hans Gersbach, Armin Schmutzler:
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Xueda Song:
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Ardiani Gashi, Geoff Pugh, Nick Adnett:
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A2: Educational and Labor Market Careers
Simone Tuor, Uschi Backes-Gellner:
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Ilaria Finzi, Fulvio Mulatero, Barbara Müller, Jürg Schweri: Occupational Mobility after Apprenticeship Training
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A3: Decision to Apprentices
Spyros Arvanitis, Tobias Stucki: Training Propensity of Start-ups in Switzerland - A Study Based on Data for the Start-up Cohort 1996-97
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Hans Dietrich:
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Jens Mohrenweiser, Thomas Zwick:
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Parallel Session B
B1: Subsidiation of Training
Cecilie Dohlmann Weatherall:
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Karsten Albaek:
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Dolores Messer, Stefan C. Wolter: Adult Education Vouchers: First Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
B2: Education Decisions
Rafael Lalive, Maria A. Cattaneo:
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Mika Maliranta, Satu Nurmi, Hanna Virtanen:
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Donata Bessey, Uschi Backes-Gellner:
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B3: Return to Training for Firms
Stefan Bauernschuster, Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich:
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Said Hanchane, Audrey Dumas:
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Benoit Dostie:
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Parallel Session C
C1: Skill Formation Over the Lifecycle
Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Karsten Reuss:
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Sophie Guthmuller, Grit Muehler:
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Simon Janssen, Uschi Backes-Gellner: Vintage Effects and Skill Obsolescence of German Aprentices
C2: Unemployment and Training
Gabriele Somaggio:
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Aderonke Osikominu:
Andri Chassamboulli:
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C3: Educational Standards and Grading
Kathleen N. Wong:
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Robertas Zubrickas:
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Maria de Paola, Vincenzo Scoppa:
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Parallel Session D
D1: Earnings Dispersion
Said Hanchane, Jacques Silber:
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Jürg Schweri, Joop Hartog, Stefan C. Wolter:
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D2: Training in Firms
Benoît Mahy, Mélanie Volral:
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Alexandra Rufini:
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D3: Entrepreneurship and Training
Jens Iversen, Nikolaj Malchow-Moller, Anders Sorensen:
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Uschi Backes-Gellner, Petra Moog:
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Parallel Session E
E1: Training and Mobility
Uschi Backes-Gellner, Johannes Mure:
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Samuel Muehlemann:
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E2: Costs and Benefits of Apprenticeship Training
Regina Dionisius, Samuel Muehlemann, Harald Pfeifer, Günter Walden, Felix Wenzelmann, Stefan C. Wolter:
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Katrin Goeggel, Thomas Zwick:
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E3: Returns to Schooling
Kathy Bertschi, Maria A. Cattaneo, Stefan C. Wolter:
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Cyril Pasche:
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Parallel Session F
F1: Competition and Training
Hans Gersbach, Armin Schmutzler:
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Katja Goerlitz, Joel Stiebale:
Andrea Bassanini, Giorgio Brunello:
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F2: Training of Older Workers
Didier Fouarge, Trudie Schils:
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Raymond Montizaan, Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip:
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F3: Training in Firms
Laia Castany:
Ganna Vakhitova:
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Harald Pfeifer:
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Pre-Conference Paper
Economics of Schooling
Phillip Stuetzle:
Donata Bessey, Uschi Backes-Gellner: Marijuana Consumption, Educational Outcomes and Labor Market Success: Evidence from Switzerland
Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner:
Katja Coneus, Johannes Gernandt, Marianne Saam:
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Initial Training and Lifelong Learning
Simone Tuor, Uschi Backes-Gellner: Two Hurdles to Training: So Why Are You Not Participating?
Jens Mohrenweiser, Uschi Backes-Gellner: Apprenticeship Training - what for? Investment in Human Capital or Substitutions of Cheap Labour
Alisher Aldashev, Johannes Gernandt, Stephan L. Thomsen:
Grit Muehler: Are All Children Cared for Equally (Good)? - Quality and Auspice in a Non-Profit Market