terms of transaction costs, the US pay on average higher search/hiring costs in the labour market, and smaller training …

empirical analysis we use data on 20 OECD countries covering the time period 1985-99. We find that labour market training is the …

several types of training and knowledge bases. Regions with efficient universities host technologically complex industries …

intention-for programmes to be more than simply training programmes: there must be a distinct educational dimension to them. It …

This paper utilises Australian data to evaluate the effect of firm-provided job training on labour income. It also … examines whether training can shed light on the effects of skill-job mismatch. We employ the Heckman selection model to account … for selection bias in training as well as work participation. The evidence shows that training has a significant positive …

training of their workers. However, when search costs are low because there is a large availability of skilled workers on the … the market rather than provide training to inexperienced workers. In this paper, these aspects are studied through a model … with search and matching frictions. In order to empirically verify the relationship between training and labour market …

Soviet Union to Israel. We formulate an estimable dynamic choice model for employment and training in blue and white … observed patterns of the fast decrease in unemployment as immigrants first find blue-collar jobs and attend training, followed … by a gradual movement to white-collar occupations. The estimated rates of return to local training, local experience and …