We use household panel data to explore the wage returns associated with training incidence and intensity (duration) for … British employees. We find these returns differ depending on the nature of the training; who funds the training; the skill … levels of the recipient (white or blue collar); the age of the employee; and if the training is with the current employer or …

We use British household panel data to explore the wage returns to training incidence and intensity (duration) for 6924 … employees. We find these returns differ greatly depending on the nature of the training (general or specific); who funds the … training (employee or employer); and the skill levels of the recipient (white or blue collar). Using decomposition analysis, we …

. These findings have potentially important implications for the economic theory of training, as most recent models assume …

We expand Acemoglu and Pischke's seminal model of training in imperfect labor markets by including the system of … collective wage bargaining and the components of firms' training costs. Thus we can adapt their model to institutional changes … of apprenticeship training by changing training procedures towards more training at the work place and thus by decreasing …

Several studies have shown that employees with temporary contracts have lower training participation than those with …, less likely to participate in formal training activities. In addition, we find evidence for complementarity between … training and informal learning for both temporary and permanent employees. Our findings suggest that temporary employment need …