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. …

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 …

's training participation, training intensity, and training quality using information from a representative and large firm survey …. The results show that the policy increases the number of training firms, and does not affect training quality negatively …

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 …