Estimating Cross-Country Investment in Training

Squicciarini, Mariagrazia; Marcolin, Luca; Horvát, Peter

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“…However, measuring investment in OC remains challenging, which is reflected in the vast number of definitions and measurement approaches used in the literature. As explained, we here follow Squicciarini and Le Mouel (2012 [24]), who define OC as the firm-specific organisational knowledge resulting from the performance of tasks affecting the long-term functioning of firms. These include: developing objectives and strategies; organising, planning and supervising production; and managing human resources.…”

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“…These include: developing objectives and strategies; organising, planning and supervising production; and managing human resources. We rely on Squicciarini and Le Mouel's (2012 [24]) identification of occupations that perform OCrelated tasks and calculate the proportion of OC-workers at the industry level, as done in Cammeraat, Samek and Squicciarini (2021 [25]).…”

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The role of innovation and human capital for the productivity of industries

Cammeraat

Samek

Squicciarini

2021

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers

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This paper sheds light on the relationship between innovation, human capital endowment and upgrading, organisational capital (OC) and labour productivity. In addition to assessing correlations, it uses a Heckman selection model to address causal links and to account for the ways in which skills and investment in R&D affect the probability of innovating. The analysis finds that innovative output, the proportion of OC-related workers, investment in training (especially in informal training) and physical capital intensity are positively and significantly related to productivity. In most estimates ICT skills, cognitive skills and the presence of highly skilled workers in an industry also emerge as having a significant and positive relationship with productivity. ICT skills further appear to indirectly shape productivity, through a positive relationship with innovation.

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The role of innovation and human capital for the productivity of industries

Cammeraat

Samek

Squicciarini

2021

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers

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“…Although adult learning and workers' (re)training might importantly differ from formal learning in a schooling environment, these estimates can nevertheless help provide a first approximation of the training needed for re-training workers for a specific occupational move. Future work will build on these training time figures to provide estimates of the cost entailed by the needed retraining efforts, which will also include the indirect costs of training, as done in Squicciarini et al (2015) when estimating the cost of training.…”

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Bechichi

Grundke

Jamet

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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers

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“…In addition, the assumption is made that workers who engage in an informal learning activities spend one hour on it each time that they do. This is a very conservative assumption compared to other studies (Squicciarini, Marcolin and Horvát, 2015 [50]) where a full day is counted. France, Finland and Slovenia.…”

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“…Estimated returns to general versus job-specific training vary across studies, depending on the time span and the definition used to distinguish between the two forms of training. Some researchers find support for the human capital theory finding that general training has a smaller (in some cases, negative) effect on wages than job-specific training (Sousounis, n.d. [22]; Duncan and Hoffman, 1979[21]). However, this relationship is overturned in studies that look at the lifetime returns which are found to be larger for general training than for job-specific training (Mincer and Jovanovic, 1981[20]).…”

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Returns to different forms of job related training

Fialho¹,

Quintini²,

Vandeweyer³

2019

OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers

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This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. 2 │ DELSA/ELSA/WD/SEM(2019)10 RETURNS TO DIFFERENT FORMS OF JOB-RELATED TRAINING: FACTORING IN INFORMAL LEARNING For Official UseOECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers www.oecd.org/els/workingpapers OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the author(s).Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works. Comments on Working Papers are welcomed, and may be sent to els.contact@oecd.org. This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected labour market, social policy and migration studies prepared for use within the OECD. Authorship is usually collective, but principal writers are named. The papers are generally available only in their original language -English or French -with a summary in the other. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.

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Estimating Cross-Country Investment in Training

Cited by 5 publications

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The role of innovation and human capital for the productivity of industries

The role of innovation and human capital for the productivity of industries

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