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The projects in this research area investigate the effects of different characteristics of training programs (Apprenticeships and Continuous Training) on labor markets outcomes on one side and on innovation outcomes on the other side. The projects cover initial training as well as continuous training on individual outcomes, thereby spanning different phases of the lifespan, and they cover various characteristics and types of training programs and their effects on firms and innovation. Such characteristics include the frequency of curricula updating, performance incentives for apprentices, or types, length or timing of continuous training programs.
Curriculum Updates in Vocational Education and Changes in Graduates' Skills and Wages.Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 205, 2023. By Andreas F. Buehler, Patrick Lehnert and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
Education expansion and high-skill job opportunities for workers: Does a rising tide lift all boats? Labour Economics, 82(2023). By Tobias Schultheiss, Curdin Pfister, Ann-Sophie Gnehm and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 154.
IT Skills, Occupation Specificity and Job Separations. Economics of Education Review, 92(2023). By Christian Eggenberger and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 172.
Noncognitive Skills in Training Curricula and Nonlinear Wage Returns. International Journal of Manpower, 44(2023)4: 772-788. By Fabienne Kiener, Ann-Sophie Gnehm and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 175.
Opening doors for immigrants: The importance of occupational and workplace-based cultural skills for successful labor market entry.Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 204, 2023. By Chiara Zisler, Damiano Pregaldini and Uschi Backes-Gellner
The Role of Occupational Skill Sets in the Digital Transformation: How IT Progress Shapes Returns to Specialization and Social Skills. Journal of Business Economics (2023). By Fabienne Kiener, Christian Eggenberger and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 192.
Does updating education curricula accelerate technology adoption in the workplace? Evidence from dual vocational education and training curricula in Switzerland. The Journal of Technology Transfer (2022). By Tobias Schultheiss and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 173.
IT skills in vocational training curricula and labour market outcomes. Journal of Education and Work, 35(2022)6-7: 614-640. By Fabienne Kiener, Ann-Sophie Gnehm, Simon Clematide and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 159.
"The double-dividend of training" - Labour market effects of work-related continuous education in Switzerland. Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 196, 2022. By Stefan Denzler, Jens Ruhose and Stefan C. Wolter.
Occupational Specificity: A new Measurement Based on Training Curricula and its Effect on Labor Market Outcomes. Labour Economics, 51(2018): 97-107. By Christian Eggenberger, Miriam Rinawi and Uschi Backes-Gellner. LH Working Paper No. 106.
