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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
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

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

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