Is the German apprenticeship system a panacea for the U.S. labor market?

Thomas J. Kane () and Dietmar Harhoff ()
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Thomas J. Kane: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and National Bureau of Economic Research , 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Journal of Population Economics, 1997, vol. 10, issue 2, 196 pages

Abstract: This paper explores the structure of incentives undergirding the German system of apprenticeship training. We first describe characteristics of the German labor market which may lead firms to accept part of the cost of general training, even in the face of worker turnover. We then compare labor market outcomes for apprentices in Germany and high school graduates in the United States. Apprentices in Germany occupy a similar position within the German wage structure as held by high school graduates in the United States labor market. Finally, we provide evidence that - in both countries - the problem of forming labor market bonds is particularly acute for minority youth. JEL classification: J24, J31, J60

Keywords: Apprenticeship; training; ·; human; capital; ·; wage; distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 J31 J60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
Note: Received: July 4, 1996 / Accepted February 4, 1997
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