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This thesis offers insights into the process of workers decisions to invest into work-related training. Specifically, the role of personality traits and attitudes is analysed. The aim is to understand whether such traits contribute to an under-investment into training. Importantly, general and specific training are distinguished, where the worker’s productivity increases in many firms in the former and only in the current firm in the latter case. Additionally, this thesis contributes to the evaluation of the German minimum wage introduction in 2015, identifying causal effects on wages and working hours. Chapters two to four focus on the work-related training decision. First, individuals with an internal locus of control see a direct link between their own actions and their labor market success, while external individuals connect their outcomes to fate, luck, and other people. Consequently, it can be expected that internal individuals expect higher returns to training and are, thus, more willing to participate. The results reflect ...
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Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2022
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Obst, Cosima, 1991 - Essays in labor economics Potsdam, 2022
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English
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Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.25932/publishup-56379
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-563794
Author information:
Siedler, Thomas
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Caliendo, Marco 1974-
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Bruttel, Lisa Verena 1981-
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