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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, Council of Economic Advisors and Stanford University
Christian Dustmann, University College London
Apprenticeship Training and Commitment to Training Provision (PDF, 432 KB)
Joop Hartog, University of Amsterdam
Parallel Session A
A1: Globalisation, Technological Change and Training
Hans Gersbach, Armin Schmutzler:
The Effects of Globalization on Worker Training (PDF, 290 KB)
Ardiani Gashi, Geoff Pugh, Nick Adnett:
A2: Educational and Labor Market Careers
Simone Tuor, Uschi Backes-Gellner:
Ilaria Finzi, Fulvio Mulatero, Barbara Müller, Jürg Schweri: Occupational Mobility after Apprenticeship Training
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
Jens Mohrenweiser, Thomas Zwick:
Why Do Firms Train Apprentices? The Net Cost Puzzle Reconsidered (PDF, 675 KB)
Parallel Session B
B1: Subsidiation of Training
Cecilie Dohlmann Weatherall:
Does Subsidized Adult Apprenticeship Improve the Aggregate Level of Education? (PDF, 394 KB)
Dolores Messer, Stefan C. Wolter: Adult Education Vouchers: First Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
B2: Education Decisions
Rafael Lalive, Maria A. Cattaneo:
Mika Maliranta, Satu Nurmi, Hanna Virtanen:
Donata Bessey, Uschi Backes-Gellner:
Premature Apprenticeship Terminations: An Economic Analysis (PDF, 415 KB)
B3: Return to Training for Firms
Stefan Bauernschuster, Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich:
The Impact of Continuous Training on a Firm’s Innovations (PDF, 148 KB)
Parallel Session C
C1: Skill Formation Over the Lifecycle
Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Karsten Reuss:
Age-Dependent Skill Formation and Returns to Education (PDF, 117 KB)
Sophie Guthmuller, Grit Muehler:
How to Train an Aging Workforce? Evidence from Company Data (PDF, 190 KB)
Simon Janssen, Uschi Backes-Gellner: Vintage Effects and Skill Obsolescence of German Aprentices
C2: Unemployment and Training
Gabriele Somaggio:
C3: Educational Standards and Grading
Kathleen N. Wong:
Robertas Zubrickas:
Parallel Session D
D1: Earnings Dispersion
Said Hanchane, Jacques Silber:
On the Link Between On-the-Job Training and Earnings Dispersion (PDF, 264 KB)
Jürg Schweri, Joop Hartog, Stefan C. Wolter:
Do Students Expect Compensation for Wage Risk? (PDF, 754 KB)
D2: Training in Firms
Benoît Mahy, Mélanie Volral:
D3: Entrepreneurship and Training
Jens Iversen, Nikolaj Malchow-Moller, Anders Sorensen:
Returns to Skills in Self-Employment: Entrepreneurs as "Jack-of-all-Trades" (PDF, 248 KB)
Uschi Backes-Gellner, Petra Moog:
Parallel Session E
E1: Training and Mobility
Uschi Backes-Gellner, Johannes Mure:
Samuel Muehlemann:
Firm-Sponsored Training and Poaching Externalities in Regional Labor Markets (PDF, 505 KB)
E2: Costs and Benefits of Apprenticeship Training
Regina Dionisius, Samuel Muehlemann, Harald Pfeifer, Günter Walden, Felix Wenzelmann, Stefan C. Wolter:
Costs and Benefit of Apprenticeship Training: A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland (PDF, 214 KB)
Katrin Goeggel, Thomas Zwick:
E3: Returns to Schooling
Kathy Bertschi, Maria A. Cattaneo, Stefan C. Wolter:
What Happened to the PISA 2000 Participants Five Years Later? (PDF, 275 KB)
Cyril Pasche:
Parallel Session F
F1: Competition and Training
Hans Gersbach, Armin Schmutzler:
Product Markets and Industry-Specific Training (PDF, 288 KB)
Katja Goerlitz, Joel Stiebale:
Andrea Bassanini, Giorgio Brunello:
Barriers to Entry, Deregulation and Workplace Training (PDF, 485 KB)
F2: Training of Older Workers
Didier Fouarge, Trudie Schils:
Participation in Training and Its Effect on the Decision to Retire Early (PDF, 175 KB)
Raymond Montizaan, Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip:
F3: Training in Firms
Laia Castany:
The Role of Firm Size in Training Provision Decisions: the Spanish Case (PDF, 324 KB)
Ganna Vakhitova:
What Do We Know About Firm-Paid General Training? The Case of Microsoft Certification (PDF, 1016 KB)
Harald Pfeifer:
Train to Gain - The Benefits of Employee-Financed Training in Germany (PDF, 236 KB)
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:
Educational Dropout in Germany (PDF, 81 KB)
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
