Firms may be reluctant to provide general training if workers can quit and use their gained skills elsewhere. "Training … contractual variation from a leading trucking firm, we show that two training contracts significantly reduced post-training … firm profits from training and reduced worker welfare relative to no contract. …

of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training …

make large initial investments in worker training. …

A number of studies have found that firms provide less training if they are located in regions with strong labor market … increases training establishments' probability of becoming poaching victims. However, poaching victims do not change their … apprenticeship training activity in reaction to past poaching. Instead, our findings indicate that the lower training activity in …

A number of studies have found that firms provide less training if they are located in regions with strong labor market … increases training establishments' probability of becoming poaching victims. However, poaching victims do not change their … apprenticeship training activity in reaction to past poaching. Instead, our findings indicate that the lower training activity in …

The paper provides an account of innovative financing mechanisms which have been adopted in many national training … systems. These mechanisms aim at correcting shortcomings of conventional training finance systems in order to better meet … labor market needs, improve both the quality and relevance of training provision and to contain training costs. Directions …