regional training supply and employees’ training participation. Controlling for other regional factors such as the local … training participation is significantly higher in regions with many firms in the training supply market. The predictive power …

address five research questions: (a) What are the existing training programs for the priority sectors of YouthWorks PH … (construction, manufacturing, and tourism)? (b) How responsive are the current training programs to the needs of industries? (c) Is … Covid-19 pandemic change the landscape of training programs in the country? (e) What are the emerging industry sectors …

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 …

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 …