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The returns to occupation-specific human capital: evidence from mobility after training
Using a longitudinal dataset based on the [Programme for International Student Assessment] PISA 2000 survey, [the a... Show more
Date: 2012
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Government report or paper
Series name: Swiss Leading House working paper
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Youth; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Do wage expectations influence the decision to enroll in nursing college?
As Switzerland experiences a severe shortage of nurses, this paper investigates the impact of students' ex ante wag... Show more
Date: 2015
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Industry; Career development; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Horizontal skills mismatch and vocational education
[The authors] analyze horizontal mismatch in Switzerland defined as a mismatch between the type of skills acquired ... Show more
Conference name: CEDEFOP/IZA Workshop on Skills and Skill Mismatch
Date: 2015
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Skills and knowledge; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Two-year apprenticeships for young people with learning difficulties: a cost-benefit analysis for training firms
Education policymakers are currently faced with the challenge of enabling young people with learning difficulties t... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Empirical research in vocational education and training
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Vocational education and training; Finance ... [+] Show more
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Horizontal mismatch and vocational education
Recent literature suggests that vocational education provides individuals with smoother transitions into the labor ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Government report or paper
Series name: Swiss Leading House working paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Qualifications; Outcomes
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Do students expect compensation for wage risk?
We use a unique data set about the wage distribution that Swiss students expect for themselves ex ante, deriving pa... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Economics of education review
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Local norms describing the role of the state and the private provision of training
Apprenticeship systems are essentially based on the voluntary participation of firms that provide (and usually also... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Vocational education and training; Industry ... [+] Show more
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Shall I train your apprentice?: an empirical investigation of outsourcing of apprenticeship training in Switzerland
Purpose - The classical form of dual vocational training in Switzerland is on-the-job training combined with theore... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; Switzerland
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Education + training
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Apprenticeship; Research ... [+] Show more
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Why some firms train apprentices and many others do not
The latest study investigating the cost-benefit ratio of apprenticeship training for Swiss companies has shown that... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Switzerland
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Apprenticeship; Finance ... [+] Show more
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Do students expect compensation for wage risk?
We use a unique data set about the future wage distribution that Swiss students expect for themselves ex-ante, sugg... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; Sweden
Resource type: Government report or paper
Series name: Swiss Leading House working paper
Subjects: Qualifications; Students; Economics ... [+] Show more