We overview different methods to measure the returns to training and compare them with respect to the design of the … firm-based training. By this it might be possible to overcome the practitioners’ resentments towards quantitative …

training stay with the firm where they have received their training and, if so, how long that job tenure holds. Determinants of … apprentices in order to collect the returns from its investment in their training which frequently is associated with net costs …. On the other hand, the firm dismisses apprentices if training is viewed by the firm as a screening device or if …

growth of temporary work, stressing the need to invest in training of temporary workers. Even though training has largely … been ignored by temporary work agencies (TWAs), they can improve their performance by training temporary workers …. Investment in such training pays off through higher fees and increased attractiveness of the agencies for workers and clients …

their training stay with the firm where they have received their training and, if so, how long that job tenure holds … these former apprentices in order to collect the returns from its investment in their training which frequently is … associated with net costs. On the other hand, the firm dismisses apprentices if training is viewed by the firm as a screening …

Summary This paper considers training, mobility decisions and wages together to test for the specificity of human … capital contained in continuing training courses. We empirically analyse the relationship between training, mobility and wages … in two ways. First, we examine the correlation between training and mobility. In a second step, we consider wage effects …

participation in work-related training. The paper deals with the influence of fixed-term contracts on work-related training … probability of fixed-term employment and participating in work-related training. This model enables us to control for selection …-term contract does not mean a systematical disadvantage for the training probability of low-skilled employees. …

Many empirical studies consider either training activities of the unemployed or training activities of the employees in … time use survey (Zeitbudgeterhebung) of the Federal Statistical Office, the amount of training is compared for both groups … only 49% of the unemployed persons participate in any kind of training activities off the job. In case of the full …