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The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training. A review of the evidence |
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Author | Brunello, Giorgio |
Source | Empirical research in vocational education and training 1 (2009) 2, S. 145-171 |
Document | full text (330 KB) |
License of the document | In copyright |
Keywords (German) | Bildungsökonomie; Konjunktur; Rezession; Wirtschaftskrise; Ausbildungsmarkt; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Betriebliche Weiterbildung; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Konjunkturabhängigkeit; Auszubildender; Übergang Ausbildung - Beruf; Dänemark; Deutschland; Großbritannien; Irland; Niederlande; Österreich; Welt |
sub-discipline | Empirical Educational Research Adult Education / Further Education |
Document type | Article (journal) |
ISSN | 1877-6337; 18776337 |
Language | English |
Year of creation | 2009 |
review status | Publishing House Lectorship |
Abstract (English): | The existing empirical evidence on the relationship between apprenticeships, initial workplace training and economic downturns, is relatively scarce. The bottom line of this literature is that ratio of apprentices to employees tends to be (mildly) pro-cyclical and to decline during a recession, with the notable exception of the Great Depression, when it rose (at least in England). When broader measures of training are considered, which exclude apprentices, the weight of the evidence is in favour of counter-cyclical training incidence. This paper suggests that a possible reconciliation of these findings is based on recognizing that firms may have incentives to train incumbents during a downturn and at the same time to reduce the recruitment and training of young employees, who are engaged in the transition from school to work. (DIPF/Orig.) |
other articles of this journal | Empirical research in vocational education and training Jahr: 2009 |
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Date of publication | 10.01.2012 |
Citation | Brunello, Giorgio: The effect of economic downturns on apprenticeships and initial workplace training. A review of the evidence - In: Empirical research in vocational education and training 1 (2009) 2, S. 145-171 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-opus-51626 - DOI: 10.25656/01:5162 |