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Imperfect Information and Training Quality

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. This paper develops a theoretical model in which the level of training provided by a firm is not observed by workers. It is therefore not possible to have training wages completely contingent upon the level of training provided. Training wages will be too high. This, in turn, prevents firms from recouping the full benefits from training and leads to underinvestment. The more general the training, the more severe this underinvestment problem.

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  • Wendy Smits, 2005. "Imperfect Information and Training Quality," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 19(4), pages 655-671, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:labour:v:19:y:2005:i:4:p:655-671
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2005.00329.x
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    1. Wendy Smits & Thorsten Stromback, 2001. "The Economics of the Apprenticeship System," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 1886.
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