The literature has not yet resolved whether the effect of macroeconomic fluctuations on training decisions is positive … or negative. On the one hand, the opportunity cost to train is lower during downturns, and thus training should be … to skill, making training incidence pro-cyclical. Using the Canadian panel of Workplace and Employee Survey (WES), we …

the initial period of nonemployment. Policy response for these long-term problems has centred on education, training and … skill development. This paper surveys and assesses a variety of strategies that have been employed to determine training … training for displaced workers are low, almost surely less than the (well-estimated) returns to formal schooling which lie in …

incentive for employers. Some assumptions underlying the employer subsidy are: that apprenticeship training is a principal … contributor to the skilled trades labour supply; that employers of apprentices typically incur high training cost and risks; and … hierarchy of trades occupations. The interviews reveal sharp variations in employers’ workplace training efforts, challenging …

through additional skill acquisition and training. The analysis thereby suggests that policies to curb dropping out could have …

displaced long-tenure workers tend to be centred on education, training and skill development. A report by CLSRN affiliate … Stephen Jones (McMaster University) entitled “The Effectiveness of Training for Displaced Workers with Long Prior Job … Tenure†(CLSRN Working Paper no. 92)* cautions that research shows returns to training for displaced workers that are low …