Reaching for gold! The impact of a positive reputation shock on career choice

Daniel Goller and Stefan C. Wolter

European Economic Review, 2025, vol. 175, issue C

Abstract: We analyze the causal influence of a positive reputation shock for a particular occupation on career choice. In the unpredictable event that a person from one's own country wins a (gold) medal in a particular occupation at the World Championship of Vocational Skills (WorldSkills), searches for apprenticeship vacancies increased significantly by around 7 %. Most importantly, the increase in searches for apprenticeship vacancies in the current year has also led to a 2.5 % increase in the number of contracts signed in the winning occupation, and there are indications that these apprenticeships have a better match between employers and employees.

Keywords: Reputation; Occupational choice; Role model; Labor supply; Apprenticeship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J22 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2025.105017

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