Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …

of training they receive, which is often allocated on the basis of repeated selection. We analyze optimal selection … policies in a model of endogenous skill formation where, apart from their ability to transform training into skills …

This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2 …,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice … impact on participation in training modules. Nevertheless, the increase was partially offset by a deadweight loss in excess …

combination with continuous training. Based on German micro data, we find empirical evidence in support of training leading to … innovation within a multivariate regression framework. However, when instrumenting training by the existence of a union …

We study the impact of barriers to entry on workplace training. Our theoretical model indicates that there are two … contrasting effects of deregulation on training. With a given number of firms, deregulation reduces the size of rents per unit of … output that firms can reap by training their employees. Yet, the number of firms increases, thereby raising output and profit …