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Table 2 Results of the time series analyses, 1970–2011

From: The influence of demographic factors on the supply of company training places in Germany

 

Supplied apprentice-ship places a) (1970-2011)

New contracts a) (1970-2011)

New contracts a) (1970-2011)

New contracts a) (1970-2011)

(I)

(II)

(III)

(IV)

GROWTH*PRE-UNIFICATION (1970-1990)

-0.47* (0.24)

-0.25 (0.17)

-0.08 (0.19)

-0.24 (0.17)

GROWTH*POST-UNIFICATION (1991-2011)

1.07** (0.44)

1.03*** (0.3)

0.68** (0.33)

1.01*** (0.3)

LABOUR MARKET*PRE-UNIFICATION (1970-1990)

0.31 (0.18)

0.04 (0.13)

0.04 (0.14)

0.04 (0.12)

LABOUR MARKET*POST-UNIFICATION (1991-2011)

0.43 (0.36)

0.38 (0.25)

0.46* (0.26)

0.38 (0.25)

Graduates from schools of general educationb)*PRE-UNIFICATION (1970-1990)

0.62*** (0.19)

0.8*** (0.13)

0.76*** (0.14)

-0.13 (0.35)

Graduates from schools of general educationb)*POST-UNIFICATION (1991-2011)

0.71 (0.56)

0.99** (0.39)

0.64 (0.42)

0.85* (0.46)

Share of lower secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*PRE-UNIFICATION (1970-1990)

0.3 (0.2)

0.36** (0.14)

  

Share of lower secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*POST-UNIFICATION (1991-2011)

-0.41* (0.22)

-0.38** (0.15)

  

Share of intermediate secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*PRE-UNIFICATION (‘70-’90)

0.06 (0.16)

0.25** (0.11)

  

Share of intermediate secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*POST-UNIFICATION (‘91-’11)

0.61 (0.41)

0.74** (0.28)

  

Lower secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*PRE-UNIFICATION (1970-1990)

   

0.79*** (0.29)

Lower secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*POST-UNIFICATION (1991-2011)

   

-0.8** (0.32)

Intermediate secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*PRE-UNIFICATION (1970-1990)

   

0.37** (0.16)

Intermediate secondary school graduates in the total number of graduatesb)*POST-UNIFICATION (1991-2011)

   

1.04** (0.39)

Bargaining apprenticeship payc)

-0.17 (0.25)

-0.21 (0.17)

-0.23 (0.18)

-0.21 (0.17)

Trend variable

0.02** (0.01)

0.01*** (0)

0.01 (0.01)

0.01*** (0)

R-squared

0.57

0.76

0.66

0.80

Adjusted R-squared

0.41

0.67

0.59

0.73

Durbin-Watson statistic

1.67

1.91

1.43

2.13

N

42

42

42

42

  1. Standard errors in parentheses; * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01, all variables in growth rates.
  2. a)Survey of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB): Training contracts newly concluded by 30 September.
  3. b)From schools of general education. Statistical publications of the KMK: Schüler, Klassen, Lehrer und Absolventen der Schulen; various years.
  4. c)Source BIBB: Database apprenticeships pay; values for 1970 to 1976 are estimated.