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Did the Bologna Process Challenge the German Apprenticeship System? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

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  • Stephan L. Thomsen
  • Johannes Trunzer

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The Bologna Process reformed the German university system by introducing 3-year undergraduate degrees. We evaluate the effects on the dual apprenticeship system, where 29% of new apprentices are also qualified for university. For identification, we exploit regional and temporal variation in reform adoption, using administrative student and labor market data from 1997–2015. The Bologna reform implementation reduced the number of new highly educated apprentices considerably. In particular, clerical apprenticeships were affected. Firms did not substitute with less educated apprentices but partly replaced the lower supply of new highly educated apprentices with university graduates in the long run.

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  • Stephan L. Thomsen & Johannes Trunzer, 2024. "Did the Bologna Process Challenge the German Apprenticeship System? Evidence from a Natural Experiment," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 18(4), pages 635-667.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/730273
    DOI: 10.1086/730273
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    1. EFI - Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation (ed.), 2021. "Gutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2021," Reports on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance in Germany, Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation (EFI) - Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation, Berlin, number 2021.
    2. Goehausen, Johannes & Thomsen, Stephan L., 2024. "Early Career Effects of Entering the Labor Market During Higher Education Expansion," IZA Discussion Papers 17487, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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