-competent workforce, as supported by firms’ training and recruitment plans. Conversely, ODT investment does not significantly alter total …

European firms have increasingly invested in training of employees but differences across countries and types of firms … remain - and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them. This report analyses European firms' investment in training over … the last six years examining trends, factors supporting training investment as well as the impact of the Covid-19 shock …

This paper examines a training intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among employees of a … the training on store- and individual- level productivity. The intervention was more effective in boosting leadership than … findings confirm the possibility of increasing productivity through training targeting critical soft-skills. …

Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training … difference-in-difference strategy. The results indicate large positive effects of the training program on store … increasing productivity through training programs targeting critical skills. …

substitute for workers with completed vocational training. New capital goods are substitutive to low unskilled labor whereas the …