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Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …-sponsored training leads to higher productivity levels and increased innovation, both of which benefit the firm. Training can also be …
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Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …-sponsored training leads to higher productivity levels and increased innovation, both of which benefit the firm. Training can also be …
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This article summarizes three different strands of the literature that address the labor market effects of language-related human capital. (1) A general importance is demonstrated in the empirical evidence on earnings and employment effects of literacy as the ability to productively use written...
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study how the earnings distribution changes with distortions that penalize high-productivity firms and frictions that reduce … much firms are willing to pay workers, how well high-skill workers are matched with high-productivity firms, and how much …
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We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between …
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How valuable is education for entrepreneurs’ performance as compared to employees’? What might explain any differences? And does education affect peoples’ occupational choices accordingly? We answer these questions based on a large panel of US labor force participants. We show that...
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