The importance of apprenticeships for early labour market transitions varies across countries and over time. In recent times, there has been a policy drive to increase the number of people undertaking apprenticeships in England. This is regarded as important for addressing poor productivity. We investigate whether there is a positive return to undertaking an apprenticeship for young people. We use detailed administrative data to track recent cohorts of young school leavers as they transition to the labour market. Our results suggest that apprenticeships lead to a positive average earnings return (at least in the short run), although there is stark variation between sectors. This is an important driver of the gender gap in earnings.

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学徒制有报酬吗？英格兰的证据

学徒制对早期劳动力市场转型的重要性因国家和时间而异。最近，有一项政策推动了增加在英格兰接受学徒培训的人数。这被认为对于解决生产力低下的问题很重要。我们调查了为年轻人提供学徒培训是否有积极的回报。我们使用详细的行政数据来跟踪最近一批年轻的离校生过渡到劳动力市场。我们的结果表明，学徒制带来了正的平均收益回报（至少在短期内），尽管行业之间存在明显差异。这是造成收入性别差距的一个重要驱动因素。