Training subsidies and the wage returns to continuing vocational training: Evidence from Italian regions

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We use the variation of training policy over time and across Italian regions to identify the relationship between individual training and earnings. Using longitudinal data for the period 1999 to 2005, we find that the marginal effect of one additional week of formal training on monthly earnings is 4.4 percent. This effect declines rapidly over time and is equal to 0.86 percent 10 years after the investment. We also find that marginal returns are higher among small firms, which are more likely to be constrained by lack of economic resources in their training decisions. Since small firms train less than large firms, their higher returns from the training induced by training policies can simply reflect decreasing marginal returns to training.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4861

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
• Subject: Training ; training policies ; Italy ; Berufsbildungspolitik ; Subvention ; Bildungsertrag ; Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt ; Italien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Brunello, Giorgio ; Comi, Simona ; Sonedda, Daniela
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/36876
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET