Coaching disadvantaged young people: Evidence from firm level data

Jens Mohrenweiser and Friedhelm Pfeiffer

No 14-054, ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

Abstract: In Germany, apprenticeship training firms currently face a shrinking number of qualified school-leavers because of smaller birth cohorts and an increasing proportion of school leavers aiming for higher education. This paper investigates whether a programme that supports firms to train disadvantaged youth can reduce recruiting difficulties in apprentice training firms. Based on unique firm-level data from the metal and electronic industry in Baden-Württemberg from 2010 to 2013, we apply instrumental variable and difference-in-difference estimations and find no significant short-term causal impact of the programme.

Keywords: disadvantaged youth; apprenticeship training; programme evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J24 L60 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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