In a modern economy, the investment in human capital by firms is crucial to foster technological adoption and foster productivity growth. This paper analyzes the correlation between firm size and the investment in job training by employers. Using a large firm level data set across 99 developing...

In a modern economy, the investment in human capital by firms is crucial to foster technological adoption and foster productivity growth. This paper analyzes the correlation between firm size and the investment in job training by employers. Using a large firm level data set across 99 developing...

The current paper reviews the impacts and effects of technical transfer and change on the economic patterns of developing countries. It has been postulated that production factors, labor and capital have the greatest effects on economic and development patterns. However, technical change emerges...

This paper examines how stringent de facto firing regulations affect firm size throughout the developing world. We exploit a large firm level dataset across 63 countries and within country variation in the enforcement of the labor codes in countries with very different de jure firing...

This paper examines how stringent de facto firing regulations affect firm size throughout the developing world. We exploit a large firm level dataset across 63 countries and within country variation in the enforcement of the labor codes in countries with very different de jure firing...

Most new firms are founded by former employees of existing firms – spinouts. This paper documents how employer size shapes the entry and post-entry dynamics of spinouts. Using micro-data from Mexico, I show that employees from small firms are more likely to form spinouts than employees of...

We investigate the effects of on-the-job training on firm productivity and wages.We use a large panel data set of manufacturing firms in China with national representativeness.We combine the propensity score matching and the difference-in-differences techniques to estimate the treatment effect...