We focus on human capital measured by education outcomes (skills) and establish the relationship between human capital … capital defined as the average cognitive skills in the workforce of each country-sector combination. Our results show a strong … positive relationship between those cognitive skills and the labour productivity in a country-sector combination. The part of …

, their results show that the effect of over-education on productivity is stronger among firms: (i) with a higher share of … find the existence of a significant, positive (negative) impact of over- (under-)education on firm productivity. Moreover …, economic uncertainty is systematically found to accentuate the detrimental effect of under-education on productivity. …

costs and higher returns to training young workers than incumbents, the effect is driven by firms exposed to new tech skills …Firms in developed countries face increasing shortages of young workers. This paper studies the importance of young … caused by an education reform in Germany in 2001, I show that a reduction in trainee supply decreases firm technology …

costs and higher returns to training young workers than incumbents, the effect is driven by firms exposed to new tech skills …Firms in developed countries face increasing shortages of young workers. This paper studies the importance of young … caused by an education reform in Germany in 2001, I show that a reduction in trainee supply decreases firm technology …

, their results show that the effect of over-education on productivity is stronger among firms: (i) with a higher share of … find the existence of a significant, positive (negative) impact of over- (under-)education on firm productivity. Moreover …, economic uncertainty is systematically found to accentuate the detrimental effect of under-education on productivity …

We study the impact of broadband availability on firms’ total factor productivity (TFP) using German firm-level data … firms’ productivity in manufacturing, it significantly increases TFP in most service sectors. Yet, the size of the effect is … between 2010 and 2015. We adopt a control function approach to causally identify and separately estimate productivity for 46 …

Working memory capacity is thought to play an important role for a wide range of cognitive and noncognitive skills such …. Because these abilities substantially affect individuals' life trajectories in terms of health, education, and earnings, the … leads to improvements in these far-transfer skills is contested. Here, we examine the causal impact of WM training embedded …

range of cognitive and noncognitive skills such as fluid intelligence, math, reading, the inhibition of pre-potent impulses … terms of health, education, and earnings, the question of whether working memory (WM) training can improve them is of … considerable importance. However, whether WM training leads to spillover effects on these other skills is contested. Here, we …

stock through firm-sponsored training might lead to more innovation. We test this hypothesis using detailed data on firms …-2006. Our results, with workplace fixed-effects and allowing for time-varying productivity shocks, demonstrate that more … classroom training. We then demonstrate that on-the-job training has a positive impact on firm-level productivity through …

Workers participating in firm-sponsored training receive higher wages as a result. But given that firms pay the …-sponsored training leads to higher productivity levels and increased innovation, both of which benefit the firm. Training can also be …