scholarly journals Still With Us After All of These Years: Trends in Youth Labour Market Entry, Home-Leaving and Human Capital Accumulation in Italy 1993-2003

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall O'Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Market Entry ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
Youth Labour Market ◽  
Home Leaving ◽  
Labour Market Entry ◽  
Youth Labour

The effects of youth labour market reforms: evidence from Italian apprenticeships

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Albanese ◽  
Lorenzo Cappellari ◽  
Marco Leonardi
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Labour Market Reforms ◽  
Youth Labour Market ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Wage Effects

Abstract In this paper, we estimate the causal effects of the 2003 reforms to the Italian apprenticeship contract that increased its legal length, allowed on-the-job training and introduced a minimum floor to apprentices’ wages. Using administrative data, we implement a covariate balancing propensity score and a difference-in-differences estimator. We find that the new contract improves the chances of an apprentice obtaining a permanent job in the same firm five years after hiring; however, this occurs more frequently in large firms. We also find sizeable, long-run wage effects that extend well beyond the legal duration of the apprenticeship contract. These effects are compatible with increased human capital accumulation, possibly due to the reformed training provisions.

The Depletion and Restoration of Migrants' Human Capital

1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 550-561
Author(s):  
Gavin A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
Proxy Measure ◽  
Schooling Experience ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Catch Up

Studies of the assimilation of migrants into the Australian labour market suggest that migrants receive lower returns from schooling, experience and qualifications. However, as period of residence lengthens there is evidence that migrant wages catch up with those of Australian-born residents. This convergence can be attributed to the 'repair' of human capital eroded due to the non-transferability of country- and firm-specific skills and knowledge. Combining data on migrant arrivals with census data on overseas- born residents, the present paper estimates the changing occupational mix among a cohort of migrants. The occupational mix is used to construct a proxy measure for the stock of human capital. We find that migrants experience an initial loss of human capital, although the restoration phase is a short one of no more than three or four years. However, beyond this restoration phase migrants from non-English-speaking countries do not match the rate of human capital accumulation achieved by Australian- born residents.

Competitiveness of the human capital on the youth labour market

2016 ◽  
Vol 0 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryna V. Semykina ◽  
Anna V. Semykina ◽  
Serhii S. Golbanos
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Youth Labour Market ◽  
Youth Labour
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