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The Economic Implications of Training for Firm Performance

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  • Martins, Pedro S.

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This paper surveys the emerging economics literature on the relationship between employee training and firm performance. Most studies find very high returns to training, at least from the perspective of firms, indicating that the costs of training can be recouped in short periods of time. These results follow from different identification approaches, including randomised control trials. The training provided is typically of a general nature, which is consistent with employers' labour market power. Several areas for future research are also proposed, including the role of labour market institutions in promoting training and the extent to which the productivity effects of training are shared with employees.

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  • Martins, Pedro S., 2022. "The Economic Implications of Training for Firm Performance," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1046, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:glodps:1046
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    Keywords

    Productivity; Skills; Competences; Human Capital; Lifelong Learning; Employment; Public Policy; Programme Evaluation;
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    JEL classification:

    • M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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