We consider the links between training, the quality of labour and establishment performance, using a proxy for … training, leading to potential variation in the optimal provision of education and training. Between 1998 and 2004, 16% of …, among establishments that do train, the survival prospects are not altered by the duration of training per employee. We …

We evaluate the effects of employer-provided formal training on employee suggestions for productivity improvements and … company allow us to address issues such as unobserved heterogeneity and the length of potential training effects. Our main … training. The effect on suggestions is however only short term. Promotion probabilities are largest directly after training but …

This paper investigates whether on-the-job training has an effect on the employability of workers. Using data from the … Netherlands we disentangle the true effect of training incidence from the spurious one determined by unobserved individual … receiving firm-provided training. We find that firm-provided training significantly increases future employment prospects. This …

training type (holding the level) and occupation. We document that in the Czech Republic and Poland the wage rate grew faster … in business occupations than in technical occupations in the 1990's, and that in response the technical training …/occupations contracted while the business training/occupations expanded. We do not find this pattern in Hungary. We construct a neoclassical …

productivity improvements resulting from increased education and training could exceed those from increased technological adoption …

The objective of this research was to characterize the training in companies led by women and determine if there is a … entrepreneurs consider training important; nevertheless only half have been trained, the average annual training hours being 45. In … addition, only one third have implemented training programs for their employees, and the training topics have been mainly in …

have become priorities for policymakers. Training specifically designed for older workers might help attain these goals …, since it may refresh human capital and reduce the pay–productivity gap. Training older workers might also benefit employers …

Workers acquire skills through formal schooling, through training provided by governments, and through training … recent years despite the sizable contribution of firm training to the overall stock of worker human capital. We engage with … research on the determinants of receipt of firm training, the effects of firm training on workers outcomes, and various policy …

This paper uses firm level panel data of firm provided training to estimate its impact on productivity and wages. To … endogeneity of input factors and training is applied. The productivity premium for a trained worker is estimated at 23%, while the … wage premium of training is estimated at 12%. Our results give support to recent theories that explain work related …