This paper analyzes economic behavior and the effects of training and income support policies in the low wage labor market for women. The opportunity set takes account of nonlinearities and discontinuities associated with career interruption, part-time work, and government programs. There are...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction and Previoius Research -- 2 - Methods -- 3 - Phase 1: Analysis of ASTD Data -- 4 - Phase 2: Results of the Telephone Surveys -- 5 - Boeing Employees' Credit Union -- 6 - CVS Corporation -- 7 - Lack Enterprises, Inc. -- 8 - LYNX--The Central...

This paper provides evidence of on-the-job training for lowpaid workers in Canada and examines workplace and individual factors associated with their on-the-job training. The study uses Statistics Canada’s Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) 2001 data. Results show that less than a quarter of...

This paper analyzes economic behavior and the effects of training and income support policies in the low wage labor market for women. The opportunity set takes account of nonlinearities and discontinuities associated with career interruption, part-time work, and government programs. There are...