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Works councils, training and employee satisfaction

Bellmann, Lutz; Hübler, Olaf; Leber, Ute - 2019

This paper investigates the role of works councils in job satisfaction. Using the recently developed Linked Personnel Panel, we consider both the direct and indirect impact via further training. Basic estimates on an individual level do not reveal clearly direct effects, but on an establishment...

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Locus of control and investment in training

Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Seitz, Helke; … - 2016

This paper extends standard models of work-related training by explicitly incorporating workers' locus of control into the investment decision. Our model both differentiates between general and specific training and accounts for the role of workers and firms in training decisions. Workers with...

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The type to train? : impacts of personality characteristics on further training participation

Offerhaus, Judith - 2012 - Version: December 2012

Personality traits drive behaviors and attitudes, and determine socio-economic life outcomes for individuals. This paper investigates the relationship of six personality traits, the Big Five and Locus of Control, to individual participation in employment-related further education and training...

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Why didn't the college premium rise everywhere? : employment protection and on-the-job investment in skills

Doepke, Matthias; Gaetani, Ruben - 2020

as Germany? We argue that differences in employment protection can account for much of the gap. We develop a model in … in Germany. …

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Do acquaintances and friends make us learn? : social capital and lifelong learning in Germany

Thum, Anna-Elisabeth; Bablavy, Miroslav - 2014

This paper examines the relationship between social capital and adult learning. We test this association empirically … using measures of various types of social capital and adult learning based on the German Socioeconomic Panel. We use … for investing in various types of adult learning. The size of the effect varies across the different measures between …

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The wider benefits of adult learning : work-related training and social capital

Ruhose, Jens; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Weilage, Insa - 2018

We propose a regression-adjusted matched difference-in-differences framework to estimate non-pecuniary returns to adult education. This approach combines kernel matching with entropy balancing to account for selection bias and sorting on gains. Using data from the German SOEP, we evaluate the...

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Risk preferences and training investments

Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Obst, Cosima; … - 2020

We analyze workers' risk preferences and training investments. Our conceptual framework differentiates between the investment risk and insurance mechanisms underpinning training decisions. Investment risk leads risk-averse workers to train less; they undertake more training if it insures them...

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