Dual Labour Markets and (Lack of) On-the-Job Training: PIAAC Evidence from Spain and Other EU Countries
Using the Spanish micro data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), we first document how the excessive gap in employment protection between indefinite and temporary workers leads to large differentials in on-the-job training (OTJ) against the latter. Next, we find that that the lower specific training received by temporary workers is correlated with lower literacy and numeracy scores achieved in the PIAAC study. Finally, we provide further PIAAC cross-country evidence showing that OJT gaps are quite lower in those European labour markets where dualism is less entrenched than in those where it is more extended.
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2014-11
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Authors: | Cabrales, Antonio ; Dolado, Juan J. ; Mora, Ricardo |
Institutions: | Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |
Subject: | dual labour market | on-the-job training | cognitive skills | severance pay |
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Extent: | application/pdf |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | Number 8649 36 pages |
Classification: | C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; C52 - Model Evaluation and Testing ; D24 - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity |
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