Population Aging and Trends in the Provision of Continued Education

This study investigates whether the incidence of continued vocational education has changed as the German workforce commenced an aging process which is expected to intensify. As the lifespan in productive employment lengthens human capital investments for older workers become increasingly worthwhile. Using the data of a German population survey we describe recent trends in the development of human capital investments and apply decomposition procedures to the probability of continued education. Holding everything else constant the shift in the population age distribution by itself would haveb lead to a decline in training participation over the considered period, 1996-2004. However, the decomposition analyses yield that behavioral changes caused an increase in training particularly among older workers. This is confirmed by multivariate regressions on pooled cross-sectional data: the increase in training probabilities is highest among older workers.specific human capital investment, training, population aging, demographic change

The intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in East and West Germany

"Socialist societies often emphasized the abolition of traditional social classes. To achieve this objective, educational opportunities were at times 'actively managed' and allocated to children of less educated parents. What happened to these patterns after the demise of socialist rule in Eastern Europe? We study the development of educational mobility after the fall of the iron curtain in East Germany and compare the relevance of parental educational background for secondary schooling outcomes in East and West Germany. Based on data from the German Mikrozensus we find that educational mobility is lower in East than in West Germany and that it has been falling in East Germany after unification. While the educational advantage of girls declined over time, having many siblings presents a more substantial disadvantage in East than in West Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))Bildungsmobilität, Intergenerationsmobilität, Eltern, Kinder, Qualifikationsniveau, Schullaufbahnwahl, Gymnasium, Ostdeutschland, Westdeutschland, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Population Aging and Trends in the Provision of Continued Education

This study investigates whether the incidence of continued vocational education has changed as the German workforce commenced an aging process which is expected to intensify. As the lifespan in productive employment lengthens human capital investments for older workers become increasingly worthwhile. Using the data of a German population survey we describe recent trends in the development of human capital investments and apply decomposition procedures to the probability of continued education. Holding everything else constant the shift in the population age distribution by itself would haveb lead to a decline in training participation over the considered period, 1996-2004. However, the decomposition analyses yield that behavioral changes caused an increase in training particularly among older workers. This is confirmed by multivariate regressions on pooled cross-sectional data: the increase in training probabilities is highest among older workers

Die Veränderung der Bildungsmobilität in Ost- und Westdeutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung

Die Wiedervereinigung von Ost- und Westdeutschland brachte für Ostdeutschland im Bildungssektor große Veränderungen. Die Schulstrukturen aus DDR-Zeiten wurden an das westdeutsche System an - gepasst. Zusammen mit der politischen Liberalisierung kann erwartet werden, dass sich die Karriere - chancen allgemein als auch in der Bildung erhöhen. Die Frage ist, ob sich die Weitergabe der Schulbildung von Eltern auf Kinder (Bildungsmobilität) durch den Austausch des Bildungssystems in Ostdeutschland verändert – und an Westdeutschland angepasst – hat. Der Ausgangszustand im Jahr 1991 zeigt die Bil dungs - mobilität in Ost- und Westdeutschland vor der Wiedervereinigung. Die anschließend aufgezeigte Veränderung in der Bildungsmobilität stellt die Anpassung der Ostdeutschen an das neue Bildungssystem dar. Es zeigt sich, dass sich die Bildungsmobilitätsraten nur langsam an das westdeutsche System annähern.Bildung; Bildungswesen; Schule; Nationale Einheit; Anpassung; Neue Bundesländer; Deutschland