On‐the‐job training in Europe: Determinants and wage returns

Albert, Cecilia; García‐Serrano, Carlos; Hernanz, Virginia

doi:10.1111/j.1564-913x.2010.00089.x

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“…As Fritsche (2012) shows, in the case of Germany, the probability of receiving training increases with age up to a certain level after which it decreases (the effect appears as an inverted U-shape in a graph). Even so, in some studies for some European countries, age only has a statistically significant effect for men (Arulampalam et al, 2004;Booth, 1991;Albert et al, 2010). In addition, Drewes (2008) indicates that in Canada participation in training programmes falls sharply with age except when the training is related directly to the job, in which case the effect of age is more even.…”

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“…In the United Kingdom, Albert et al (2010) indicate that working in the industrial sector favors training, while in almost all the European countries analyzed working in the financial sector has a positive effect. On the contrary, the effect is negative if the firm is in the construction sector.…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Firmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Biagetti and Scicchitano (2009) and Albert et al (2010), in the majority of the European countries analyzed working in medium-sized or large organizations, and especially the latter, has a positive effect. This result is confirmed by studies by Drewes (2008) (2012) in Germany.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Barriers to Non-Formal Professional Training in Spain in Periods of Economic Growth and Crisis. An Analysis with Special Attention to the Effect of the Previous Human Capital of Workers

Calero

Ferrá

2014

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The IEB research group in Human Capital aims at promoting research in the Economics of Education. The main objective of this group is to foster research related to the education and training of individuals and to promote the analysis of education systems and policies from an economic perspective. Some topics are particularly relevant: Evaluation of education and training policies; monetary and non-monetary effects of education; analysis of the international assessments of the skills of the young (PISA, PIRLS, TIMMS) and adult populations (PIAAC, IALS); education and equality, considering the inclusion of the disabled in the education system; and lifelong learning. This group puts special emphasis on applied research and on work that sheds light on policy-design issues. Moreover, research focused in Spain is given special consideration. Disseminating research findings to a broader audience is also an aim of the group. This research group enjoys the support from the IEB-Foundation.The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) is a research centre at the University of Barcelona (UB) which specializes in the field of applied economics. The IEB is a foundation funded by the following institutions: Applus, Abertis, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Diputació de Barcelona, Gas Natural and La Caixa. The IEB working papers represent ongoing research that is circulated to encourage discussion and has not undergone a peer review process. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and not those of IEB. Documents de Treball de l'IEB 2014/12 BARRIERS TO NON-FORMAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN SPAIN IN PERIODS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CRISIS. AN ANALYSIS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE EFFECT OF THE PREVIOUS HUMAN CAPITAL OF WORKERSJorge Calero, Josep-Oriol Escardíbul ABSTRACT: We analyze the determining factors of access to non-formal professional training in Spain and their evolution in recent years. Specifically, a comparison is made between a moment during a period of economic growth (2007) and the current crisis period (2012). The data used is from the Economically Active Population Survey. The sample is divided according to gender and interaction variables are included to analyze the differential effects of human capital on the probability of receiving training in the two periods considered. The hypothesis is that there are significant barriers that make access to non-formal professional training difficult (we focus on previous human capital available) and that these barriers have not ceased to operate during the economic crisis.JEL Codes: H52, I21

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Barriers to Non-Formal Professional Training in Spain in Periods of Economic Growth and Crisis. An Analysis with Special Attention to the Effect of the Previous Human Capital of Workers

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Ferrá

2014

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“…Previous research has shown that participation in further training is highly selective and widely depends on individual and work-related factors (see, for example, Albert, García-Serrano, & Hernanz, 2010;Kyndt & Baert, 2013). Although less explored, also family-related factors such as the presence of a partner, children, or economic hardship can be assumed to influence the individual's probability to train (Chan & Auster, 2003;Sussman, 2002): further training can be expensive and time-consuming and therefore less attractive to some employees because of their family responsibilities.…”

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Reducing Employment Insecurity

Lebert

Antal

2016

Sage Open

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The perception of job insecurity is known to be a stressful condition for employees. Less is known about employment insecurity and the ways employees and their families deal with it. This study investigates whether participation in further training is a strategy that employees adopt to reduce perceived employment insecurity. As participation in further training is often costly and time-consuming, we assume that the family context is of importance for the decision to take part in further training. To take account of possible self-selection, we apply a propensity score matching procedure on longitudinal data from the Swiss Household Panel (2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013). Three main findings can be emphasized: first, participation in further training is not a strategy adopted particularly by employees who perceive high employment insecurity as they are less likely to train than their secure counterparts. Second, even though further training is not a strategy that is actively adopted, employees who train subsequently report lower levels of perceived employment insecurity. Third, the family context indeed influences the likelihood to train: partnered employees are more likely to train and preschool-aged children act as a constraint on women's but enhance men's participation in further training. Yet, in the context of high perceived employment insecurity, children generally reduce their parents' likelihood to train as the parents may turn to other strategies that reduce perceived employment insecurity.

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“…Furthermore, Acemoglu and Zilibotti (2001) show that even when all countries have access to the same set of technologies, there will be large cross-country productivity differences on account of technology-skill mismatch. 2 In this paper, therefore, we take information on training activities for 21 European countries, largely disaggregated across 16 economic sectors, and use it to explore whether continuous vocational training is a relevant driving force of productivity growth. To conduct this analysis we recall Jones (1997), and extend the basic Solow model by including the possibility of skills accumulation by way of job related training at the sectoral level.…”

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Labor productivity and vocational training: evidence from Europe

Sala

Silva

2012

J Prod Anal

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On‐the‐job training in Europe: Determinants and wage returns

Cited by 80 publications

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Barriers to Non-Formal Professional Training in Spain in Periods of Economic Growth and Crisis. An Analysis with Special Attention to the Effect of the Previous Human Capital of Workers

Barriers to Non-Formal Professional Training in Spain in Periods of Economic Growth and Crisis. An Analysis with Special Attention to the Effect of the Previous Human Capital of Workers

Reducing Employment Insecurity

Labor productivity and vocational training: evidence from Europe

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