-run outcomes up to age 27. We exploit exogenous variation in skills due to school entry rules, combining 20 years of Chilean …-income children. Our findings suggest that parental time investments are neutral to early skills gaps, while monetary investments are …

We study how signaling skills that are specific to college majors affect labor market outcomes of college graduates. We … performers on a mandatory nationwide exam in Colombia. The award allows students to signal their high level of specific skills …-reputation colleges, and allows workers to find jobs in more productive firms and in sectors that better use their skills. We rule out …

This paper studies the probability of receiving employer-paid training and training independently of who finance it for … Chile reduces the probability of receiving employer-paid training. We also find that this deficit is not compensated by … other types of training. This finding is important for two reasons. First, the proportion of temporary workers that obtain …

Using data from the World Bank's Enterprise Survey, this paper explores the determinants of firms' training decisions … factors; training programs are not prevalent in all sectors. In addition, the share of workers receiving training depends on … workers receiving training is low and that the extensive and intensive margins of training are affected by different sets of …

Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training … increasing productivity through training programs targeting critical skills. … programs. This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among store managers and …