Investment in Job Training : Why Are SMEs Lagging So Much Behind?

Investment in Job Training : Why Are SMEs Lagging So Much Behind?

This paper analyzes the link between firm size and investment in job training by employers. Using a large firm level data set across 99 developing countries, the analysis shows that a strong and positive correlation in investment in job training an...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Rita K., Aterido, Reyes
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTING
ACQUISITION OF SKILLS
AGE COHORT
AGGREGATE GROWTH
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL LABOR RATIO
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATED WORKERS
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
EXOGENOUS VARIABLE
EXTERNALITIES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FIRM GROWTH
FIRM LEVEL
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FIRM PRODUCTIVITY
FIRM SIZE
FIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION
FIRM SIZES
FIRM SURVEYS
FIRM TURNOVER
FIRMS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FORMAL TRAINING
HIGH-TECH FIRMS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL TRAINING
INTERVENTIONS
JOB CREATION
JOB TRAINING
JOB TURNOVER
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR INTENSITY
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR RELATIONS
LABOR TURNOVER
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET
LEARNING
LEASING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LICENSING
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET FAILURES
MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MOTIVATION
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
PARTY
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERMANENT WORKERS
PRESENT VALUE
PREVIOUS WORK
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RENTS
SCHOOLING
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLED WORKFORCE
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SMALL FIRMS
SME
SME DEVELOPMENT
SME POLICIES
SME POLICY
SME SECTOR
TEACHING
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TEMPORARY WORKERS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINED WORKERS
TRAINING CENTERS
TRAINING CONTENT
TRAINING COSTS
TRAINING FIRMS
TRAINING INTENSITIES
TRAINING INTENSITY
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING POLICY
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING SCHEMES
TRAINING TYPE
UNEMPLOYED
UNSKILLED WORKERS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE STRUCTURE
WAGES
WORKER
WORKING CAPITAL
YOUTH
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100719135753
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3842

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