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On the Allocation and Impacts of Managerial Training
Adhvaryu, Achyuta; Murathanoglu, Emir; Nyshadham, Anant - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study the allocation and productivity consequences of training production line supervisors in soft skills via a randomized controlled trial. Consistent with standard practice for training investments within firms, we asked middle managers -- who sit above supervisors in the hierarchy -- to...
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Government Guarantees and Bank Vulnerability during a Crisis : Evidence from an Emerging Market
Acharya, Viral V. - 2019
We analyze the performance of Indian banks during 2007-09 relative to their vulnerability to a crisis measured using … pre-crisis data, in order to study the impact of government guarantees on bank performance during a crisis. Using bank … private sector bank branches in districts with greater exposure to state-owned banks experienced deposit withdrawals and …
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Formal Employee Training Programs and Their Impact on Labor Produc- tivity : Evidence from a Human Resources Survey
Bartel, Ann P. - 1989
Although economic models of training decisions are framed in terms of a company's calculation of the costs and benefits of such training, empirical work has never been able to test this model directly on company behavior. This paper utilizes a unique database to analyze the determinants of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012476022
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Taxation and On-the-job Training Decisions
Rosen, Harvey S. - 1981
This paper is an econometric analysis of the on-the-job training (OJT) decisions of a group of white American males during 1975. The data are obtained from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, which asked a very careful series of questions concerning the individual's OJT status. Each individual's...
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Dynamic Treatment Effects of Job Training
Rodríguez, Jorge - 2018
This paper estimates the dynamic returns to job training. We posit a dynamic-discrete choice model of sequential training participation, where choices and earnings depend on observed and unobserved characteristics.We define treatment effects, including policy relevant parameters, and link them...
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The Dynamics and Spillovers of Management Interventions : Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program
Bianchi, Nicola; Giorcelli, Michela - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
This paper examines the long-term and spillover effects of management interventions on firm performance. Under the … that the TWI training had positive and long-lasting effects on firm performance and the adoption of beneficial managerial …
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Preventing currency crises in emerging markets
Edwards, Sebastian (ed.); Frankel, Jeffrey A. (contributor) - 2002
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Finance and Development in an Emerging Market : Argentina and the Interwar Period
Paolera, Gerardo della - 1997
The long-run economic performance of Argentina since World War One has been relatively disappointing until recently …
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Rare Disasters, Financial Development, and Sovereign Debt
Rebelo, Sergio - 2018
We propose a model of sovereign debt where countries vary in their level of financial development, defined as the extent to which countries can hedge rare disasters in international capital markets. We show that low levels of financial development generate the "debt intolerance" phenomenon that...
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Financial Sector Regulation and Reforms in Emerging Markets : An Overview
Prasad, Eswar S. - 2010
This paper provides an overview of the complex conceptual and practical challenges that emerging market economies face as they attempt to reform their frameworks for financial regulation. These economies are striving to balance the quest for financial stability with the imperatives of financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462228