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Locus of control and investment in training
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Seitz, Helke; … - 2016
This paper extends standard models of work-related training by explicitly incorporating workers' locus of control into the investment decision. Our model both differentiates between general and specific training and accounts for the role of workers and firms in training decisions. Workers with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011591440
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Locus of control and investment in training
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Seitz, Helke; … - 2016
This paper extends standard models of work-related training by explicitly incorporating workers' locus of control into the investment decision. Our model both differentiates between general and specific training and accounts for the role of workers and firms in training decisions. Workers with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594543
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Managers' risk preferences and firm training investments
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Pfeifer, Harald; … - 2022 - This version: February 15,2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013161788
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Managers' risk preferences and firm training investments
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Pfeifer, Harald; … - 2022
We provide the first estimates of the impact of managers' risk preferences on their training allocation decisions. Our conceptual framework links managers' risk preferences to firms' training decisions through the bonuses they expect to receive. Risk-averse managers are expected to select...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012820689
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Human capital investments in children : a comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … case of leisure time and eating time. -- parent-child time ; comparative research ; welfare regimes ; Finland ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008779133
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Human capital investments in children : a comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … case of leisure time and eating time. -- parent-child time ; comparative research ; welfare regimes ; Finland ; Germany … von Eltern-Kind Zeiten in unterschiedlichen Ländern mit differenten Wohlfahrtsregimes variiert: Finnland, Deutschland und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009680125
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Risk preferences and training investments
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Obst, Cosima; … - 2020
We analyze workers' risk preferences and training investments. Our conceptual framework differentiates between the investment risk and insurance mechanisms underpinning training decisions. Investment risk leads risk-averse workers to train less; they undertake more training if it insures them...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012306154
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Risk preferences and training investments
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Obst, Cosima; … - 2020
We analyze workers' risk preferences and training investments. Our conceptual framework differentiates between the investment risk and insurance mechanisms underpinning training decisions. Investment risk leads risk-averse workers to train less; they undertake more training if it insures them...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012317061
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Human Capital Investments in Children : A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Parent-Child Shared Time in Selected Countries
Osterbacka, Eva - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139716
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Human capital investments in children: A comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries
Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010
composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … von Eltern-Kind Zeiten in unterschiedlichen Ländern mit differenten Wohlfahrtsregimes variiert: Finnland, Deutschland und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290473