@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp640, author={Hartog, Joop and Jonker, Nicole and Ophem, Hans van}, title={Dual Track or Academic Route for Auditors: Does It Matter?}, year={2002}, month={Nov}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={640}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp640}, abstract={In the Netherlands auditors can be trained in a part-time educational track in which students combine working and studying or in a full-time educational track. The former training is relatively firm-specific whereas the latter training is relatively general. Applying human capital theory, we expect higher wage growth for full-time educated auditors than for dual-educated auditors. Furthermore, full-time educated auditors may have better outside options than parttime educated auditors. This may make it easier for them to switch employers than for the part-time educated auditors. The predictions on tenure and wages of differently educated auditors are supported by the estimation results in this paper. The part-time, dual track appears an important route for students from lower socioeconomic background.}, keywords={mobility;human capital formation;wages;auditors}, }