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The Incidence of Employment Subsidies for Vocational Training

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Albæk, K. The Incidence of Employment Subsidies for Vocational Training. Applied Economics Quarterly, 58(2), 93-109. https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.58.2.93
Albæk, Karsten "The Incidence of Employment Subsidies for Vocational Training" Applied Economics Quarterly 58.2, 2012, 93-109. https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.58.2.93
Albæk, Karsten (2012): The Incidence of Employment Subsidies for Vocational Training, in: Applied Economics Quarterly, vol. 58, iss. 2, 93-109, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.58.2.93

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The Incidence of Employment Subsidies for Vocational Training

Albæk, Karsten

Applied Economics Quarterly, Vol. 58 (2012), Iss. 2 : pp. 93–109

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SFI – The Danish National Centre for Social Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, DK-1052 Copenhagen.

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This paper analyses employment subsidies for vocational training under union wage bargaining. The analysis includes an investigation of the consequences of financing the subsidy by a levy on employment, which is the typical way of financing these types of subsidies in many countries. The paper demonstrates high incidence rates of subsidies for vocational training under standard assumptions about the preference structure of the union. The financing scheme appears to counteract the purpose of the subsidy.