International Journal of Manpower: Volume 31 Issue 5
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An interdisciplinary journal on human resources, management & labour economicsTable of contents - Special Issue: Economics of vocational education and training policies
Guest Editors: Uschi BackesGellner, Stefan C. Wolter
Risk‐return trade‐offs to different educational paths: vocational, academic and mixed
Simone N. Tuor, Uschi Backes‐GellnerThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the rates of return and the risks of different types of educational paths – all leading to a tertiary educational degree. The paper…
Resources in vocational education and post‐schooling outcomes
Mika Maliranta, Satu Nurmi, Hanna VirtanenThe purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of labour market outcomes after the initial vocational basic education (ISCED 3).
Apprenticeship training: for investment or substitution?
Jens Mohrenweiser, Uschi Backes‐GellnerThe purpose of this paper is to derive an empirical method to identify different types of training strategies of companies based on publicly available company data.
The role of size in firms' training: evidence from Spain
Laia CastanyThe purpose of this paper is to analyse why small firms provide less training to their employees than their larger counterparts. The hypothesis is that large firms are endowed…
How does job‐training increase firm performance? The case of Morocco
Audrey Dumas, Saïd HanchaneThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of job‐training programs, initiated by the Moroccan government and called “special training contracts”, on the performance of…
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0143-7720Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Professor Adrian Ziderman