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Previous studies have found mixed evidence regarding the effects of the minimum wage on training levels. This paper …, regression discontinuity design estimates suggest that the increase in the minimum wage has no overall effect on training among … training by 11-23%. Since relatively few employers pay exactly the minimum wage, this implies a large elasticity of training …
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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 …
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How many immigrants with less than university education, for a given immigration quota, maximise economic output? The answer is zero in the canonical model of the labour market, where the marginal product of a university-educated immigrant is always higher. We build an alternative model in which...
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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 …
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Theoretical debate suggests at least three strategies for firms to provide training to employees in the same job … providing the same level of training to all workers in the same job position and setting this level according to the average …
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Firms frequently provide general skill training to workers at the firm's cost. Theories proposed that labor market … firms. We first document that the firm provides upfront training, and show that both workers' tenure and the initial fee … charged to clients are positively related to the length of training, but the initial wage paid to workers is not. We then …
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European firms have increasingly invested in training of employees but differences across countries and types of firms … remain – and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them. This report analyses European firms' investment in training over … the last six years examining trends, factors supporting training investment as well as the impact of the Covid-19 shock …
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major policy initiatives for upgrading and expanding worker training to bolster productivity and wages: 1) Improve access to … in-demand training through better information, technology, and targeted funding; 2) Strengthen connections between career … and technical education and training and employer needs through competency-based training, career pathways, and improved …
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results supported the previous researches on learning organization and training prior to working The findings indicated that …
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We examine how changes in task content over time condition occupational wage development. Using survey data from Germany, we document substantial heterogeneity in within-occupational changes in task content. Combining this evidence with administrative data on individual employment outcomes over...
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