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Did the Bologna Process Challenge the German Apprenticeship System? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Starting in 1999, the Bologna Process reformed the German five-year study system for a first degree into the three-year bachelor's (BA) system to harmonize study lengths in Europe and improve competitiveness. This reform unintentionally challenged the German apprenticeship system that offers three-year professional training for the majority of school leavers. Approximately 29% of new apprentices are university-eligible graduates from academic-track schools. We evaluate the effects of the Bologna reform on new highly educated apprentices using a generalized difference-in-differences design based on detailed administrative student and labor market data. Our estimates show that the average regional expansion in first-year BA students decreased the number of new highly educated apprentices by 3%–5%; average treatment effects on those indecisive at school graduation range between –18% and –29%. We reveal substantial gender and occupational heterogeneity: males in STEM apprenticeships experienced the strongest negative effects. The reform aggravated the skills shortage in the economy.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 13806
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Higher Education; Research Institutions
Education: Government Policy
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- Thema
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Bologna Process
post-secondary education decisions
apprenticeships
higher education
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Thomsen, Stephan L.
Trunzer, Johannes
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Thomsen, Stephan L.
- Trunzer, Johannes
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2020
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