Are apprenticeships business cycle proof?

Abstract Although there is evidence that apprenticeship training can ease the transition of youth into the labour market and thereby alleviate youth unemployment, many policymakers fear that firms will reduce the number of apprenticeship positions during economic crises, thus exacerbating the proble...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samuel Lüthi, Stefan C. Wolter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Subjects:
VET
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-019-0047-1