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In this paper we study the sources of wage growth. We identify the contribution to such growth of general, sector specific and firm specific human capital. Our results are interpretable within the context of a model where the returns to human capital may be heterogeneous and where firms may...
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training for middle-level occupations. We begin by defining and describing middle-skills occupations, largely in terms of … complementarities. Third, we consider the evidence on the costs and effectiveness of apprenticeship training in several countries. The … final section highlights empirical and policy research results concerning the advantages of apprenticeship training for …
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Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD 2009) review of youth employment, have recommended expanding apprenticeship training … yet failed to stimulate significant action. Apprenticeship training would seem consistent with American values of …
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workers who participated in firm-specific training in their early careers retire earlier than workers with a general training … background. This indicates that shared investments in firm-specific training are embedded in implicit contracts that induce early …
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This report provides an introduction to personnel training (on-the-job training) literature in the economics field …. Theoretical models dealing with the initiation of training programmes and their effects on pay at the individual level are … extent of personnel training in the EU and the United States. …
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A gap in the displaced worker-training literature is that the post-retraining period has not been studied over the long … 25 year period following their training. With our small sample, but in-depth examination, we will begin to remedy this … gap in the literature. To understand better the training programs available for displaced steelworkers, we also …
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A major puzzle is that despite the apparent importance of innovation around the knowledge economy, UK macro performance appears unaffected: investment rates are flat, and productivity has slowed down. We investigate whether measurement issues might account for the puzzle. The standard National...
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Skills are a central source of high productivity and economic well-being. But what do we mean by productive skills? Both with regard to measurement and policy, the primary focus in the U.S. has been on academic skills, as measured by tests of reading, writing and math abilities and by...
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