What could all the money do?: Ergebnisse eines faktoriellen Surveys zur Bedeutung von Opportunitätskosten bei Weiterbildungsentscheidungen

Christopher Osiander and Martin Dietz
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Christopher Osiander: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany
Martin Dietz: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany

No 201504, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "Publically sponsored further trainings for the unemployed are an important measure of active labour market policies (ALMP) in Germany. Current discussions within this context also focus on the willingness to participate, which is an important prerequisite for the success of the programs. Financial incentives may foster both participation and successful completion, thereby reducing opportunity costs of these measures. We investigate the question what factors determine the motivation to participate by conducting a CATI survey among around 4.000 unemployed persons from the unemployment insurance system (Social Code III) and the means-tested basic income support system for needy recipients (Social Code II). We use a factorial survey - also known as vignette analysis - in combination with administrative data of the Federal Employment Agency (FEA), the latter providing detailed information about the individual labour market history. Descriptive results show that the respondents often mention financial aspects that might make it difficult to participate in a long-term vocational training. Multivariate analyses of the factorial survey suggest that a program's duration, monthly bonus payments in addition to regular unemployment benefits, future job prospects and gratifications for successful completion influence the probability of participation mostly in the theoretically expected way." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Weiterbildungsbeteiligung; Ausbildungszeit; Weiterbildungskosten; Determinanten; Determinanten; Einkommenseffekte; Humankapitalansatz; Integrierte Erwerbsbiografien; Lernmotivation; ökonomische Faktoren; Arbeitslose; Arbeitsmarktchancen; Verhaltenstheorie; Weiterbildungsbereitschaft; 2013-2013 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J18 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2015
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