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Vocational Schools as an Instrument of Interregional Competition – Empirical Evidence from German Counties
The German apprenticeship system is widely known throughout the world. We analyze expenditures on vocational schools on county level using data from 213 West-German counties between 2001 and 2006. We use spatial econometrics to test for spatial correlation in counties’ expenditure on vocational scho...
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| Published in: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 22-2017) |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2017
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| Online Access: | PDF Full Text |
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| Summary: | The German apprenticeship system is widely known throughout the world. We analyze expenditures on vocational schools on county level using data from 213 West-German counties between 2001 and 2006. We use spatial econometrics to test for spatial correlation in counties’ expenditure on vocational schools but find no evidence that vocational schools serve as instrument in inter-county competition. While the theoretical literature suggests that spending should be higher for apprentices from small firms, we find a negative relationship between the share of apprentices from small firms and the expenditures per pupil. Expenditures are found to increase in the share of Christian Democrats in the county council. |
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| Physical Description: | 39 Pages |
| ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
| DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0490 |