Training Propensity of Startups in Switzerland: A Study Based on Data for the Startup Cohort 1996-97
The IUP Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, Vol. VII, No. 4, pp. 6-40, December 2010
Posted: 17 Feb 2011
Date Written: February 15, 2011
Abstract
New firms are important drivers of economic growth. Apprenticeship training is, primarily in German-speaking countries, a widespread practice of skill formation. In this study, we combine these two facts and analyze the determinants of the training propensity of startups in Switzerland. This study is based on data for Swiss firms founded in 1996-97 that were collected in the years 2000, 2003 and 2006 respectively by means of a postal survey among those firms, which still existed at that time. The use of this dataset allows us to analyze how the determinants of training propensity change with increasing firm age.
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