Labor market outcomes of non-formal training for male and female workers in Peru

Arriagada, Ana-Maria

doi:10.1016/0272-7757(90)90015-w

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“…Compared to developed countries, empirical evidence of the training effects on individual wages in developing countries is more limited, mainly due to a lack of comprehensive data, yet some of the most relevant findings are briefly summarised in what follows. One of the earliest studies (Arriagada, 1990) found that among urban Peruvian women training improves employment probabilities, but not wages. In contrast, urban Peruvian men employed in the private sector experience positive wage gains from training.…”

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Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

Bjerge

Torm

Trifković

2021

Oxford Development Studies

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In many developing countries the skill base of the local workforce is a cause for concern as it impacts how internationally competitive a country can be. Firm-provided training is generally seen as an important tool for bridging the skills gap between the labour force and what the private sector demands. Little is known about how successful such training can be in closing the gender wage gap. We use a matched employeremployee panel dataset to assess why firms train and whether formal training affects wage outcomes in Vietnamese SMEs. Training is generally found to be firm-sponsored and specific in nature. We find that training is associated with higher wages for trained women as compared to both untrained women and men. However, we do not find a statistically significant wage difference between trained women and men. Furthermore, the wage increase is only associated with on-the-job training. Our findings indicate that, at least in Vietnam, firm-sponsored on-the-job training could help increase women's labour productivity and thus contribute to closing the gender wage gap.

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Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

Bjerge

Torm

Trifković

2021

Oxford Development Studies

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“…In terms of training impacts on individual wages in developing countries, empirical evidence is more limited, partly due to a lack of comprehensive data. One of the early studies examining the effect of training on employment and earnings found that training improves employment probability but not wages among urban Peruvian women (Arriagada 1990). In contrast, urban Peruvian men employed in the private sector experience wage gains as a result of training.…”

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Gender matters: Private sector training in Vietnamese SMEs

Torm¹,

Bjerge²,

Trifković³

2016

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Education, work and earnings of Peruvian women

King

1996

Economics of Education Review

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Labor market outcomes of non-formal training for male and female workers in Peru

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

Gender matters: Private sector training in Vietnamese SMEs

Education, work and earnings of Peruvian women

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