We investigate the relationship between migration and productivity in the UK, using an instrumental variable along the … impact (in both the statistical sense and more broadly) on productivity, as measured at a geographical level; this appears to … be driven by higher-skilled workers. The results for training are less clear, but suggest that higher-skilled immigration …

classroom training. We then demonstrate that on-the-job training has a positive impact on firm-level productivity through … stock through firm-sponsored training might lead to more innovation. We test this hypothesis using detailed data on firms …-2006. Our results, with workplace fixed-effects and allowing for time-varying productivity shocks, demonstrate that more …

As work changes more quickly, firm-provided training may become more relevant. However, there is little causal evidence … about the effects of training on firms. This paper studies a large training grants programme in Portugal, supported by the … on take up (training hours and expenditure), with limited deadweight; and that such additional training led to increased …

We assess selection bias in estimated returns to workplace training by exploiting a field experiment with random … assignment of workers to a one-week training program. We compare experimental estimates of this program with non …-experimental estimates that are estimated by using a sample of agents who were selected by management not to participate in the experiment …

We assess selection bias in estimated returns to workplace training by exploiting a field experiment with random … assignment of workers to a one-week training program. We compare experimental estimates of this program with non …-experimental estimates that are estimated by using a sample of agents who were selected by management not to participate in the experiment …

-skills training on business outcomes. The effects are concentrated among men and disappear 12 months after the training. The main … were observed on an incentivized behavioral measure of perseverance after setbacks, a focus of this training. An intensive … course on soft-skills was compared to one that combines soft-skills with traditional business training. The effects of the …

A randomized control trial with 945 entrepreneurs in Jamaica shows positive shortterm impacts of soft-skills training … on business outcomes. The effects are concentrated among men, and disappear twelve months after the training. We argue … see persistent effects on an incentivized behavioral measure of perseverance after setbacks, a focus of this training. We …

This paper estimates the impacts of the Philippine Dual Training System (DTS) on labor market outcomes using a recent … survey that tracked graduates from DTS and non-DTS programs provided by vocational training institutes. DTS programs partner … with local employers to combine on-the-job training (OJT) with the conventional school- or center-based instruction, while …

societies. Previous research finds variation in occupation-related training participation by worker and workplace … overall further training is scarce. To close this research gap, we analyze the role of personality for further training … participation. First, we compare how the Big Five Personality Dimensions relate to different training types by differentiating …

paper sheds new light on the labour productivity premium from adopting digital technologies and boosting digital skill use …. The productivity premium is decomposed into a direct effect benefitting the firms actually increasing their digital … intensity, and an indirect effect of belonging to a sector with high digital intensity. The firm-level productivity premium of …