Employee training and wage dispersion: white and blue collar workers in Britain

"We use household panel data to explore the wage returns associated with training incidence and intensity (duration) for British employees. We find these returns differ depending on the nature of the training; who funds the training; the skill levels of the recipient (white or blue collar); the...

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Main Authors: Almeida-Santos, Filipe, Chzhen, Yekaterina, Mumford, Karen
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Bonn 2010
IZA
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19185178124919033509-employee-training-and-wage-dis.htm
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Summary:"We use household panel data to explore the wage returns associated with training incidence and intensity (duration) for British employees. We find these returns differ depending on the nature of the training; who funds the training; the skill levels of the recipient (white or blue collar); the age of the employee; and if the training is with the current employer or not. Using decomposition analysis, training is found to be positively associated with wage dispersion: a virtuous circle of wage gains and training exists in Britain but only for white-collar employees. "
Physical Description:27 p.
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