Training and Effort Dynamics in Apprenticeship

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jan 2017 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: Drew Fudenberg; Luis Rayo;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2992735 , 10.1257/aer.20171939

Training and Effort Dynamics in Apprenticeship

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A principal specifies time paths of effort provision, task allocation, and knowledge transfer for a cash-constrained apprentice, who is free to walk away at any time. In the optimal contract the apprentice pays for training by working for low or no wages and by working inefficiently hard. The apprentice can work on both knowledge-complementary and knowledge-independent tasks. We study the optimal time path of effort distortions and their impact on the knowledge transfer, and analyze the effect of regulatory limits on the length of apprenticeships and on how much effort apprentices are allowed to provide. (JEL D82, D86, J24, J41, M53)

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