Vocational training during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Under what conditions does the public support state subsidies for training firms?
基于德国行政数据的实验调查，研究了公众在疫情期间是否及在何种条件下支持对培训企业的学徒制补贴，发现公众倾向于支持最需要帮助的企业，如小企业和受经济影响严重的企业。
Abstract This article presents novel empirical findings on whether and under what conditions the public supports apprenticeship subsidies paid to training firms during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Drawing on the literature on justice research and deservingness theory, we construct an experimental factorial survey among individuals from German administrative records. The findings suggest selective support targeting the neediest firms, for example, small firms and firms strongly affected economically. Furthermore, we find that perceived deservingness is higher for firms offering apprenticeships in an area of skill shortage. Our results furthermore suggest that personal characteristics impact the assessment of the distribution of state support.