Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training … increasing productivity through training programs targeting critical skills. … difference-in-difference strategy. The results indicate large positive effects of the training program on store …

the training on store- and individual- level productivity. The intervention was more effective in boosting leadership than … findings confirm the possibility of increasing productivity through training targeting critical soft-skills …This paper examines a training intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among employees of a …

Firms frequently provide general skill training to workers at the firm's cost. Theories proposed that labor market … frictions entails wage compression, larger productivity gain than wage growth to skill acquisition, and motivates a firm to … temporary help service firm that records both workers' wages and their productivity as measured by the fees charged to client …

promoting training and the extent to which the productivity effects of training are shared with employees. …This paper surveys the emerging economics literature on the relationship between employee training and firm performance …. Most studies find very high returns to training, at least from the perspective of firms, indicating that the costs of …

the training on store- and individual- level productivity. The intervention was more effective in boosting leadership than … findings confirm the possibility of increasing productivity through training targeting critical soft-skills. …This paper examines a training intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among employees of a …

Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training … increasing productivity through training programs targeting critical skills. … difference-in-difference strategy. The results indicate large positive effects of the training program on store …

controlled trial in Tanzania on an intense gender-sensitive skills training program that worked with over 53,000 youth in the … terms of self-awareness and confidence. In a cross experiment with micro-grants, we find smaller but economically … significant effects on all outcomes for both genders. From a monetary perspective the training program is very cost …