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Training and worker effort: a signalling perspective

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  • C. Simon Fan
  • Xiangdong Wei

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This paper analyzes the interaction between firms' investment in general skills training and workers' incentives. It shows that when a firm has an informational advantage over its workers, its provision of free general skills training can serve as a signal that there will be a long-term relationship between the firm and its workers. This signal induces the workers to exert more effort in learning firm-specific skills, which enhances the firm's profits. In contrast with most of the existing literature, the model implies that firms may provide free general skills training even if there is no labour market friction.

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  • C. Simon Fan & Xiangdong Wei, 2010. "Training and worker effort: a signalling perspective," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 43(2), pages 604-621, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:43:y:2010:i:2:p:604-621
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01585.x
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    1. Bilanakos, Christos & Heywood, John S. & Sessions, John & Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos, 2018. "Does demand for product quality increase worker training?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 159-177.
    2. Naoki Shintoyo, 2023. "Labor Market Flexibility and General and Firm-specific Skills," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 51(4), pages 275-286, December.
    3. Tat‐kei Lai & Travis Ng, 2014. "The impact of product market competition on training provision: Evidence from Canada," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 47(3), pages 856-888, August.

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    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General

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