This paper considers training, mobility decisions and wages together to test for the specificity of human capital … contained in continuing training courses. We empirically analyse the relationship between training, mobility and wages in two …, we find that wages are lower for job changers for the group of training participants, so wages decrease when trained …

An extension of the traditional Roy model to incorporate the existence of search frictions is proposed. The efficiency …

layer is very positively (negatively) correlated with value added. We then explore the changes in the wages and number of … expand substantially add layers and pay lower average wages in all pre-existing layers. In contrast, firms that expand little … and do not reorganize pay higher average wages in all pre-existing layers. …

Greece’s labour market entered the COVID-19 shock following several years of sustained employment growth and with wages … equipping workers with the skills needed by the labour market can support employment and incomes. This will require a …

-level job task information that allows us to compare the skills acquired in the years just after graduation to the tasks … salary premium when skills align with tasks. Differences in accumulated task-specific human capital explain the between …

Cognitive skills, such as reading and numeric skills, are key determinants of wages, employment and long-term economic … growth. Good cognitive skills also reduce poverty risk and improve non-material wellbeing, such as health and social cohesion …. Non-cognitive skills, such as skills to use information and communication technology as well as managerial skills, also …

determinants receive, at least in Germany. While wages are affected negatively by a relative increase in imports, immigration …