TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Albanese, Andrea
AU  - Cappellari, Lorenzo
AU  - Leonardi, Marco
        TI  - The Effects of Youth Labor Market Reforms: Evidence from Italian Apprenticeships
        PY  - 2017/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10766
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp10766
        AB  - This paper estimates the causal effects of the 2003 reform of the Italian apprenticeship contract which aimed at introducing the "dual system" in Italy by allowing on-the-job training. The reform also increased the age eligibility of the apprenticeship contract and introduced a minimum floor to apprentices' wages. 
Using administrative data and balancing techniques we find that five years after hiring, the new contract improves the chances of moving to a permanent job in the same firm, yet this happens mostly in large firms. There are also sizeable long-run wage effects of the reform, well beyond the legal duration of apprenticeships, compatible with increased human capital accumulation probably due to the training provisions of the reform. 
        KW  - apprenticeship
KW  - permanent work
KW  - youth employment
KW  - covariate balancing
KW  - propensity score
        ER  -