This paper models and estimates the impact of quantitative and qualitative training financed by the firm on labour … training can increase labour demand through its positive net effect on labour productivity or decrease it through higher direct … for the potential simultaneity between training and labour demand and for unobserved workplace characteristics reveals a …

The objective of this paper is to model and estimate the impact of labour training financed by the firm on labour … demand in Belgium, introducing training potential productivity and cost effects. To model this influence, we assume profit … maximizing firms producing under a short run monopolistic competition regime. We emphasize that training variables, both …

Community Household Panel (INE, 1994-2001) to estimate the effect of labour market training on wage growth for both female and … measure the effect of training we differentiate among employer-financed and self-employed training as well as indicators, and … later include variables for training length and intensity. Our results show that, indeed, training investments provide …

-based training, as well as its relative intensity. Relying on a job competition mechanism of skill formation, we stress the role of … the strategic complementarity between innovation and firm organization. Our results show that training propensity is … hold particularly for the decision to provide both formal and informal training together. Finally, R&D and techno …

This paper explores whether investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) and firm?sponsored training …?98. Results for a system of interrelated factor demands indicate that training complements ICT but not other capital goods. SYS …?GMM estimates of production functions reveal that ICT capital is most productive if complemented by training measures in skill …

This paper explores whether investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) and firm?sponsored training …?98. Results for a system of interrelated factor demands indicate that training complements ICT but not other capital goods. SYS …?GMM estimates of production functions reveal that ICT capital is most productive if complemented by training measures in skill …

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the private returns to education and training for a random sample of …'s training experience. The results indicate that there are positive and economically significant returns to education and … training. We also investigate the determinants of training and find that training participation is positively related to …

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper analyzes the relationship between training and job … characteristics, we find a difference between males and females in the correlation of training with job satisfaction which is positive … effects. To gain insights into the reasons for this difference, we further investigate training characteristics by gender. We …