of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training …

likelihood of receiving employer provided training. Using unique linked employer-employee data from Germany, we confirm that … employees are more likely to receive training when their jobs are characterized by greater decision-making autonomy and task … variety, two essential elements of flexibility. Critically, the training associated with workplace flexibility does not simply …

Market imperfections may cause firms and workers to under-invest in specific training. Thispaper shows that profit … increasing the returns to training... …

This paper investigates whether on-the-job training has an effect on the employability of workers. Using data from the … Netherlands we disentangle the true effect of training incidence from the spurious one determined by unobserved individual … receiving firm-provided training. We find that firm-provided training significantly increases future employment prospects. This …

A meta-analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on-the-job training. This study shows that the average … reported wage effect of on-the-job training, corrected for publication bias, is 2.6 per cent per course. The analyses reveal a … substantial heterogeneity between training courses, while wage effects reported in studies based on instrumental variables and …

effects during training periods that depreciate afterwards. We conclude that offering training on a voluntary basis leads … performance effects already unfold during training, our findings put forward the importance of continuous training with close … coaching unlike single training incidences …

This paper analyses the effects of work-related training on worker productivity. To identify the causal effects from … training, we combine a field experiment that randomly assigns workers to treatment and control groups with panel data on … individual worker performance before and after training. We find that participation in the training programme leads to a 10 …

We evaluate the effects of employer-provided formal training on employee suggestions for productivity improvements and … company allow us to address issues such as unobserved heterogeneity and the length of potential training effects. Our main … training. The effect on suggestions is however only short term. Promotion probabilities are largest directly after training but …

This article studies the use and impact of a firm-sponsored training ("Employability-miles") voucher scheme that aims …, participation in non-voucher training shows little relation to personality traits. From a human resources perspective, this finding … suggests that by employing a voucher scheme, the firm makes training participation more dependent on employee personality and …