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Wage Returns to Mid-Career Investments in Job Training through Employer-Supported Course Enrollment: Evidence for Canada

Ci, Wen; Galdo, Jose C.; Voia, Marcel; Worswick, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

Using longitudinal data for Canada, we analyze the incidence and wage returns to employer supported course enrollment for men and women. Availability of confidential data, along with a relatively rich set of observable covariates, lead us to the estimation of difference-in-differences matching...

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Innovation, Productivity, and Training

Dostie, Benoit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

stock through firm-sponsored training might lead to more innovation. We test this hypothesis using detailed data on firms …' human capital investments and innovation performance, the Canadian longitudinal linked employer-employee data from 1999 … training leads to more product and process innovation, with on-the-job training playing a role that is as important as …

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The Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Returns to Voucher-Financed Training

Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in training, but did not do so because of a random...

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"Employability-Miles" and Worker Employability Awareness

Gerards, Ruud; de Grip, Andries; Witlox, Maaike - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This article studies the use and impact of a firm-sponsored training ("Employability-miles") voucher scheme that aims to stimulate employees to develop a more active attitude toward their own employability. Using data from two surveys of the firm's workforce, we find that voucher use is related...

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Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis

Haelermans, Carla; Borghans, Lex - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

A meta-analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on-the-job training. This study shows that the average reported wage effect of on-the-job training, corrected for publication bias, is 2.6 per cent per course. The analyses reveal a substantial heterogeneity between training courses,...

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Evidence on Training and Career Paths: Human Capital, Information and Incentives

Melero, Eduardo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

In this paper, I analyse the relationship between job-related training and career progress of workers. Most theories of career paths and task assignment rely on human capital accumulation. Therefore, it seems natural to start assessing the empirical validity of such theories by analysing the...

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Performance Pay, Training and Labor Mobility

Gielen, Anne Christina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Market imperfections may cause firms and workers to under-invest in specific training. This paper shows that profit sharing may be a suitable instrument to enhance specific training investments, either by enhancing wage flexibility or by increasing the returns to training. As a result, profit...

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Market Imperfections and Firm-Sponsored Training

Picchio, Matteo; Ours, Jan C. van - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Recent human capital theories predict that labor market frictions and product market competition influence firm-sponsored training. Using matched worker-firm data from Dutch manufacturing, our paper empirically assesses the validity of these predictions. We find that a decrease in labor market...

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Repeated Selection with Heterogenous Individuals and Relative Age Effects

Dawid, Herbert; Muehlheusser, Gerd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In contexts such as education and sports, skill-accumulation of individuals over time crucially depends on the amount of training they receive, which is often allocated on the basis of repeated selection. We analyze optimal selection policies in a model of endogenous skill formation where, apart...

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When the Early Bird Catches the Worm: The Impact of Training in Retail

Hinerasky, Christiane; Fahr, René - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

We econometrically evaluate the performance effects of a six month e-learning programme in a large retail chain with monthly data on sales revenue, for four years using panel regressions. Participants in early cohorts show positive performance effects during training periods that depreciate...

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