The effects of minimum wages on firm-financed apprenticeship training

Mathias Schumann

Labour Economics, 2017, vol. 47, issue C, 163-181

Abstract: This study analyzes the short-term effects of the minimum wage introduction on firm-provided apprenticeship training in the main construction sector in Germany. While the minimum wage was binding for regular blue-collar workers, apprentices were exempt. The analysis is based on a large administrative firm-level data set. The results of difference-in-differences and synthetic control estimations show that the minimum wage decreased both a firm's likelihood to train new apprentices and number of new apprentices. This study provides evidence that minimum wages deter firms from financing training in general skills when labor turnover is high and that firm training is a minimum wage channel of adjustment.

Keywords: Minimum wage; Firm-financed training; Apprenticeship training; Difference-in-differences; Synthetic control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 J08 J24 J38 L74 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2017.05.002

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