The Market for Training
International Perspectives on Theory, Methodology and Policy
Published on 18. August 1994
Book
Hardback
406 pages
978-1-85628-599-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume comprises a wide ranging set of studies by leading economists and policy analysts. Key issues of the debate on the determinants and effects of training are covered and topics include; theoretical issues, methodological issues and the effects of training.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 1 mm
Width: 1 mm
Weight
675 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85628-599-5 (9781856285995)
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Content
Key issues in the economics of training; workforce training in the Thatcher era - market forces and market failures; a human capital approach to training - second draft; training productivity and underemployment in institutional labour markets; training policy and economic theory - a policy maker's perspective; a review of data available for research on training issues in the UK; evaluating training at the company level; methods for evaluating employment and training programs - lessons from the US experience; measuring the effects of training in the Youth Cohort Study; looking into the black box - using experimental data to find out how training works; the determinants of training of male and female employees, and some measures of discrimination; women's training needs - the British policy gap; training and enterprise in France; Vocational training and productivity performance - an Anglo-Dutch comparison; training down under - an overview of the Australian experience.