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Samuel Mühlemann

Main information

Swiss

Affiliation

LMU Munich & IZA Bonn

Levels of education

  • Adult education
  • Non-formal and informal learning
  • VET

Geographical scope of expertise

Policy themes

  • Education and labour market
  • Financing and investing in education
  • Governance of education
  • Human capital, development of skills and competences
  • Participation in education and training (incl. early school leaving)

Selected publications

  • Muehlemann, S., Dietrich, H., Pfann, G. and Pfeifer, H. (2021), Shocks in the Market for Apprenticeship Training, Economics of Education Review, 86.
  • Muehlemann, S. and S. C. Wolter (2021), Business Cycles and Apprenticeships, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance.
  • Muehlemann, S., Pfeifer, H., Wittek, B. H. (2020), The effect of business cycle expectations on the German apprenticeship market: Estimating the impact of Covid-19, Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 12(1), pp. 1-30
  • Muehlemann, S., Wolter Stefan., C. (2020), The Economics of Vocational Training, In: Bradley, S., Green, C. (eds.), Economics of Education, 2nd Edition. Academic Press.
  • Muehlemann, S. (2019), Measuring Performance in Vocational Education and Training and the Employer’s Decision to Invest in Workplace Training, The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training, pp. 187-206.
  • Muehlemann, S., Leiser, M. S. (2018), Hiring costs and labor market tightness, Labour Economics, 52, pp. 122-131.
  • Wenzelmann, F., Muehlemann, S., Pfeifer, H. (2017), The Costs of Recruiting Apprentices: Evidence from German Workplace-Level Data, German Journal of Human Resource Management, 31(2), pp. 108-131.
  • Muehlemann, S., Wolter, S. C. (2017), Can Spanish firms offer dual apprenticeships without making a net investment? Empirical evidence based on ex ante simulations of different training scenarios, Evidence-based HRM: a global forum for empirical scholarship, 5(1), pp. 107-118.
  • Muehlemann, S. (2016), Making apprenticeships profitable for firms and apprentices: The Swiss model, Challenge, 59(5), pp. 390-404.
  • Mühlemann, S. (2016), The costs and benefits of work-based learning, OECD Education Working Papers, pp. 143.
  • Blatter, M., Muehlemann, S., Schenker, S., Wolter, S. C. (2016), Hiring costs for skilled workers and the supply of firm-provided training, Oxford Economic Papers, 68(1), pp. 238-257.
  • Muehlemann, S., Pfeifer, H. (2016), The Structure of Hiring Costs in Germany: Evidence from Firm‐Level Data, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 55(2), pp. 193-218.
  • Muehlemann, S., Wolter, S. C. (2014), Return on investment of apprenticeship systems for enterprises: Evidence from cost-benefit analyses, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 3(1), pp. 1-22.
  • Kriechel, B., Muehlemann, S., Pfeifer, H., Schuette, M. (2012), Works councils, collective bargaining and apprenticeship training, Industrial Relations 53(2), pp. 199-222.
  • Muehlemann, S., Ryan, P., Wolter, S. C. (2013), Monopsony power, pay structure, and training, Industrial and Labor Relations Review 66(5), pp. 1095-1112
  • Muehlemann, S., Wolter, S. C. (2013), Return on investment of apprenticeship systems for enterprises: Evidence from cost-benefit analyses, EENEE Analytical Report No. 16, Prepared for the European Commission. Available at http://www.eenee.de.
  • Blatter, M., Muehlemann, S., Schenker, S. (2012), The costs of hiring skilled workers, European Economic Review, 56(1), pp. 20-35.
  • Muehlemann, S., Wolter, S. C. (2011), Firm-sponsored training and poaching externalities in regional labor markets, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 41(6), pp. 560-570.
  • Muehlemann, S., Pfeifer, H., Walden, G., Wenzelmann, F., Wolter, S. C. (2010), The Financing of Apprenticeship Training in the Light of Labor Market Regulations, Labour Economics 17(5), pp. 751-874.
  • Dionisius, R., Muehlemann, S., Pfeifer, H., Walden, G., Wenzelmann, F., Wolter, S. C. (2009), Cost and Benefit of Apprenticeship Training: A Comparison of Germany and Switzerland, Applied Economics Quarterly 55(1), pp. 7-37.
  • Muehlemann, S., Schweri, J., Winkelmann, R., Wolter, S. C. (2007), An empirical analysis of the decision to train apprentices, Labour, 21(3), pp. 419-441.
  • Wolter, S. C., Mühlemann, S., Schweri, J. (2006), Why some firms train apprentices and many others do not, German Economic Review, 7(3), pp. 249-264.