We investigate the relation of further training and employees' affective commitment. In doing so, we distinguish between a support effect and a participation effect: On the one hand we analyze how a firm's general support for further training is associated with the affective commitment of their...

The automation of work tasks due to technological change increases the pressure on employees whose workplaces consist largely of such activities. Further training is an important way of adapting skills and enabling the performance of tasks that cannot be automated and are required in modern...

"Deutschland steht durch die schnelle Verbreitung des Corona-Virus, durch den Strukturwandel und die sich abzeichnenden (auch ökologischen) Transformationsprozesse vor Herausforderungen bislang unbekannten Ausmaßes. Eine Reihe von Gesetzesänderungen sollen dazu beitragen, die nötige...

This report looks at employer-provided training in Europe. We start with a brief outline of the economic theory of training. We then look at the recent facts, by combining data from two employer surveys, the European Investment Bank's Investment Survey (EIBIS) and Eurostat's Continuous...

The automation of work tasks due to technological change increases the pressure on employees whose workplaces consist largely of such activities. Further training is an important way of adapting skills and enabling the performance of tasks that cannot be automated and are required in modern...

Diese Stellungnahme des IAB wurde für die Anhörung der Enquetekommission l "Digitale Transformation der Arbeitswelt in Nordrhein-Westfalen" des Landtags Nordrhein-Westfalen am 27. September 2019 angefertigt und erläutert die (zukünftige) Rolle von Aus- und Weiterbildung in Zeiten von...

We assess, via an experiment across 207 secondary schools, how a comprehensive teacher training program affects the delivery of a major entrepreneurship curriculum reform in Rwanda. The reform introduced interactive pedagogy and a focus on business skills in the country’s required upper...

We analyse the economic returns in lifetime labour income of different educational paths in Germany, especially the difference between university studies and vocational training. New data allows us to calculate cumulative labour earnings at different ages and to compare not only the highest...

Aging populations have led many European countries to make an effort to increase the effective retirement age and keep workers longer in the labor force. An increase in the retirement age does not necessarily lead to a rise in the employment rate of older workers, as many could remain...

Post-Harvest Losses (PHL) are considered to pose important economic losses for farmers in developing countries. This paper examines the effects of an intervention in Tanzania, aimed at reducing PHL of maize growing farmers during maize storage. Farmers were invited to attend a training on best...

We propose and implement a new method to estimate treatment effects in settings where individuals need to be in a certain state (e.g. unemployment) to be eligible for a treatment, treatments may commence at different points in time, and the outcome of interest is realized after the individual...

This paper seeks to develop a theoretical model to explain the role of knowledge integration and knowledge options in the case of external knowledge acquisition via employee training. It considers types of knowledge acquired through specific or general training and heterogeneous or homogeneous...

This study seeks to assess the complementarity of education and use of use of agricultural inputs-improved seeds, fertilizers, access to credit facilities (loans)), and the incremental effects of education on intermediate to longer-term economic outcomes (consumption expenditure and poverty)...

The necessity of growth support was embedded into the core message adopted by the European Commission in the Europe 2020 strategy, which recommends a number of structural reforms in order to boost labor utilization and productivity growth (European Commission, 2011). This article presents an...

While there is a large body of literature evaluating how active labor-market policies such as training impact worker outcomes, relatively few studies examine how such policies impact workers who are displaced by trade. The few studies on training and trade-related labor adjustment focus on the...

We propose and implement a new method to estimate treatment effects in settings where individuals need to be in a certain state (e.g. unemployment) to be eligible for a treatment, treatments may commence at different points in time, and the outcome of interest is realized after the individual...

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and entrepreneurship education have always been used as a vehicle towards economic and social transformation within many nations. With this in mind, the research investigates the entrepreneurship education practices in TVET institutions in...

"Zur Vorbereitung des Jahresgutachtens 2019/2020 des Sachverständigenrats zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung wurde das IAB um seine Expertise zur Konjunktur und Situation auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt sowie zu Kurzarbeit und geförderter Weiterbildung von Beschäftigten...

In this paper we estimate the causal effect of a training program for disadvantaged youths on their long-run labor market outcomes. Individuals receive lottery offers to participate in the program, but are allowed to choose when to leave the program and to participate in alternative programs. We...

Context: The article contributes to a discussion of how patterns of employment and qualifications are modified by the ongoing industrial transformation, called Industry 4.0. Although this transformation is said to be a global phenomenon, scholars increasingly discuss the national differences in...

Context: The healthcare profession is one of the largest growing occupations in the United States. Yet, there is a shortage of healthcare professionals and the situation is further compounded by insufficient instructors to prepare individuals to provide safe and quality care. A number of...

Der Beitrag zielt darauf ab, die Verbreitung öffentlicher Förderinstrumente zu untersuchen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei personenbezogene Instrumente, die sich an private Nachfrager/innen richten und die primär auf berufliche Weiterbildung abzielen. Nicht explizit behandelt werden dagegen...

Der Beitrag zielt darauf ab, die jährlich in Deutschland erbrachten Aufwendungen für Weiterbildung zahlenmäßig zu erfassen und dabei die betrieblichen, privaten und öffentlichen Anteile herauszuarbeiten. Dazu wurden weiterbildungsbezogene Finanzierungsdaten verschiedener Quellen aus den...

We estimate the effect of language training on subsequent employment and wages of immigrants under essential heterogeneity. The identifying variation is based on regional differences in language training availability that we use to instrument endogenous participation. Estimating marginal...

We estimate the effect of language training on subsequent employment and wages of immigrants under essential heterogeneity. The identifying variation is based on regional differences in language training availability that we use to instrument endogenous participation. Estimating marginal...

SWD-Schlagwörter: Entrepreneurship, Frauenförderung, Armutsbekämpfung, Subsaharisches Afrika . - Freie Schlagwörter (Deutsch): Weibliches Unternehmertum, wirtschaftliches Empowerment, Geschlechterrollen, randomisiertes Kontrollgruppenexperiment, Latent Profile Analysis. - Freie Schlagwörter...

We investigate the relation of further training and employees' affective commitment. In doing so, we distinguish between a support effect and a participation effect: On the one hand we analyze how a firm's general support for further training is associated with the affective commitment of their...

Welchen Stellenwert messen die schweizerischen Unternehmen der beruflichen Weiterbildung bei? Welche Arten von Weiterbildung fördern sie und was sind die Gründe für eine fehlende Unterstützung? Mit der Statistik der beruflichen Weiterbildung (SBW) liefert das BFS statistische Antworten auf...

Eine aktuelle RWI-Studie zeigt, dass Beschäftigte nach einer Weiterbildung mehr Tätigkeiten ausüben, die situationsbezogenes Handeln erfordern. Ihre Arbeit kann daher weniger leicht durch Maschinen ersetzt werden. Entscheidend sind dabei die Inhalte der Weiterbildung. Um das Risiko von...

In a world increasingly globalized, multiple language skills can create more employment opportunities. Several countries include language training programs in active labor market programs for the unemployed. We analyze the effects of a language training program on the re-employment probability...

We propose a regression-adjusted matched difference-in-differences framework to estimate non-pecuniary returns to adult education. This approach combines kernel matching with entropy balancing to account for selection bias and sorting on gains. Using data from the German SOEP, we evaluate the...

We propose a regression-adjusted matched difference-in-differences framework to estimate non-pecuniary returns to adult education. This approach combines kernel matching with entropy balancing to account for selection bias and sorting on gains. Using data from the German SOEP, we evaluate the...