References list

6: Training, Informal Learning and Lifelong Learning: References list

Where possible, the list provides abstracts of the entries and links to the publication.
Initial list compiled by: Edwin Leuven

This reference list contains three parts:

  • Introductory Reading
    Somebody who does not know this literature or wants to get an overview might want to start here.
  • Key References
    Some of the most important references in this literature, which may require some more knowledge of the field.
  • Further Reading
    Organized by date of publication.

Introductory Reading

  1. Acemoglu, Daron, Jörn-Steffen Pischke (1999). Beyond Becker: Training in Imperfect Labor Markets. In: Economic Journal 109(453) , 112-142 . Abstract. Link.

  2. Bassanini, Andrea, Alison Booth, Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola and Edwin Leuven (2005). Workplace Training in Europe. In: Brunello, Giorgio, Pietro Garibaldi and Etienne Wasmer (eds.). Education and Training in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press . Abstract. Link.

  3. Becker, Gary (1962). Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis. In: Journal of Political Economy 70(5) , 09-49 . Link.

  4. Leuven, Edwin (2005). The Economics of Private Sector Training: A Survey of the Literature. In: Journal of Economic Surveys 19(1) , 91-111 . Abstract. Link.

  5. Patrinos, Harry (2003). Lifelong Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy: Challenges for Developing Countries. Washington, D.C.: World Bank . Abstract. Link.

Key references

  1. Acemoglu, Daron, Jörn-Steffen Pischke (1999). The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training. In: Journal of Political Economy 107(3) , 539-572 . Abstract. Link.

  2. Booth, Alison, Dennis Snower (1996). Acquiring Skills: Market Failures, Their Symptoms and Policy Responses. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press . Abstract.

  3. Carmichael, Lorne (1983). Firm Specific Capital and Promotion Ladders. In: Bell Journal of Economics 14(1) , 251-258 . Abstract. Link.

  4. Greenwald, Bruce (1986). Adverse Selection in the Labour Market. In: Review of Economic Studies 53(3) , 325-347 . Abstract. Link.

  5. Hashimoto, Masanori (1981). Firm-Specific Human Capital as a Shared Investment. In: American Economic Review 71(3) , 475-482 . Link.

  6. Heckman, James (2000). Policies To Foster Human Capital. In: Research In Economics 54(1) , 03-56 . Abstract. Link.

  7. Kahn, Charles, Gur Huberman (1988). Two-Sided Uncertainty and Up-Or-Out Contracts. In: Journal of Labor Economics 6(4) , 423-444 . Abstract. Link.

  8. Leuven, Edwin, Hessel Oosterbeek (2004). Evaluating the Effects of a Tax Deduction on Training. In: Journal of Labor Economics 22(2) , 461-488 . Abstract. Link.

  9. Prendergast, Canice (1993). The Role of Promotion in Inducing Specific Human Acquisition. In: Quarterly Journal of Economics 108(2) , 522-534 . Link.

  10. Stevens , Margaret (1994). A Theoretical Model of On-the-Job Training with Imperfect Competition. In: Oxford Economic Papers 46(4) , 537-562 . Abstract. Link.

  11. Wolter, Stefan and Paul Ryan (2011). Apprenticeship. In: Hanushek, Eric, Stephen Machin and Ludger Woessmann (eds.). Handbook of the Economics of Education. Amsterdam: North Holland , 521-576 . Link.

Further reading

  1. Abramovsky, Laura, Erich Battistin, Emla Fitzsimons, Alissa Goodman and Helen Simpson (2011). Providing Employers with Incentives to Train Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from the Uk Employer Training Pilots. In: Journal of Labor Economics 29(1) , 153-193 . Abstract. Link.

  2. Arulampalam, Wiji, Alison Booth and Mark Bryan (2004). Training in Europe. In: Journal of the European Economic Association 2(2) , 346-360 . Abstract. Link.

  3. Ashenfelter, Orley (1978). Estimating the Effect of Training Programs on Earnings. In: Review of Economics and Statistics 60(1) , 47-57 . Link.

  4. Autor, David (2001). Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?. In: Quarterly Journal of Economics 116(4) , 1409-1448 . Abstract. Link.

  5. Bassanini, Andrea and Giorgio Brunello (2011). Barriers to entry, deregulation and workplace training: A theoretical model with evidence from Europe. In: European Economic Review 55(8) , 1152--1176 . Abstract. Link.

  6. Bassanini, Andrea and Giorgio Brunello (2003). Is Training More Frequent when Wage Compression is Higher? Evidence from the European Community Household Panel. In: Labour Economics 15(2) , 272-290 . Abstract. Link.

  7. Bishop, John (1997). What We Know about Employer-Provided Training: A Review of the Literature. In: Polacheck, Solomon and John Robst (eds.). Research in Labor Economics. London: JAI Press , 19-87 . Abstract.

  8. Blatter, Marc, Samuel Muehlemann, Samuel Schenker, and Stefan C. Wolter (2016). Hiring costs for skilled workers and the supply of firm-provided training . In: Oxford Economic Papers 68(1) , 238-257 . Abstract. Link.

  9. Booth, Alison, Gylfi Zoega and Marco Francesconi (1999). Training, Rent-sharing and Unions. CEPR Discussion Paper 2200. Abstract. Link.

  10. Booth, Alison, Monojit Chatterji (1998). Unions and Efficient Training. In: Economic Journal 108(447) , 01-16 . Abstract. Link.

  11. Brunello, Giorgio and Maria De Paola (2008). Training and the Density of Economic Activity: Evidence from Italy. IZA Discussion Paper No. 1173. Abstract. Link.

  12. Brunello, Giorgio, Alfredo Medio (2001). An Explanation of International Differences in Education and Workplace Training. In: European Economic Review 45(1) , 307-322 . Abstract. Link.

  13. Chang, Chun, Yijiang Wang (1996). Human Capital Investment under Asymmetric Information: The Pigovian Conjecture Revisited. In: Journal of Labor Economics 14(3) , 505-519 . Abstract. Link.

  14. Cunha, Flavio, James Heckman, Lance Lochner and Dimitriy Masterov (2006). Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation. In: Hanushek, Eric and Finis Welch (eds.). Handbook of the Economics of Education. Amsterdam: North-Holland , 697-812 . Abstract. Link.

  15. De Grip, Andries and Jan Sauermann (2012). The Effects of Training on Own and Co‐worker Productivity: Evidence from a Field Experiment. In: Economic Journal 122(560) , 376--399 . Abstract. Link.

  16. Dearden, Lorraine, Howard Reed and John van Reenen (2000). Who Gains When Workers Train? Training and Corporate Productivity in a Panel of British Industries. Working Paper W00/04. Institute of Fiscal Studies. Abstract. Link.

  17. Dolado, Juan, Marcel Jansen and Juan Jimeno (2009). On-the-Job Search in a Matching Model with Heterogeneous Jobs and Workers. In: Economic Journal 119(534) , 200-228 . Abstract. Link.

  18. Frazis, Harley, Mark Loewenstein (2003). Reexamining the Returns To Training: Functional Form, Magnitude and Interpretation. In: Journal of Human Resources 40(2) , 453-476 . Abstract. Link.

  19. Görlitz, Katja (2011). Continuous Training and Wages: An Empirical Analysis Using a Comparison-Group Approach. In: Economics of Education Review 30(4) , 691-701 . Abstract. Link.

  20. Görlitz, Katja (2010). The Effect of Subsidizing Continuous Training Investments: Evidence from German Establishment Data. In: Labour Economics 17(5) , 789-798 . Abstract. Link.

  21. Hidalgo, Diana, Hessel Oosterbeek and Dinand Webbink (2014). The Impact of Training Vouchers on Low-Skilled Workers. In: Labour Economics 31 , 117-128 . Abstract. Link.

  22. Hirshleifer, Sarojini, David McKenzie, Rita Almeida, and Cristobal Ridao-Cano (2016). The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey. In: The Economic Journal 126(597) , 2115-2146 . Abstract. Link.

  23. Jansen, Anika, Andries de Grip, and Ben Kriechel (2017). The effect of choice options in training curricula on the demand for and supply of apprentices. In: Economics of Education Review 57 , 52-65 . Abstract. Link.

  24. Jenkins, Andrew, Anna Vignoles, Alison Wolf and Fernando Galindo-Rueda (2002). The Determinants and Labour Market Effects of Lifelong Learning. In: Applied Economics 35(16) , 1711-1721 . Abstract. Link.

  25. Katz, Eliakin and Adrian Ziderman (1990). Investment in General Training: The Role of Information and Labour Mobility. In: Economic Journal 100(403) , 1147-1158 . Link.

  26. Kessler, Anke and Christoph Lülfesmann (2006). The Theory of Human Capital Revisited: On the Interaction of General and Specific Investments. In: The Economic Journal 116(514) , 903-923 . Abstract. Link.

  27. Lee, Davis (2009). Training, Wages, and Sample Selection: Estimating Sharp Bounds on Treatment Effects. In: Review of Economic Studies 76(3) , 1071-1102 . Abstract. Link.

  28. Leuven, Edwin, Albert Tuijnman (1996). Lifelong Learning: Who Pays?. In: OECD Observer Vol. 1 , 10-14 .

  29. Leuven, Edwin, Hessel Oosterbeek (2008). An Alternative Approach to Estimate the Wage Returns to Private-Sector Training. In: Journal of Applied Econometrics 23(4) , 423-434 . Abstract. Link.

  30. Leuven, Edwin, Hessel Oosterbeek, Randolph Sloof and Chris van Klaveren (2005). Worker Reciprocity and Employer Investment in Training. In: Economica 72(1) , 137-149 . Abstract. Link.

  31. Loewenstein, Mark, James Spletzer (1998). Dividing the Costs and Returns to General Training. In: Journal of Labor Economics 16(1) , 142-171 . Abstract. Link.

  32. Lynch, Lisa (1994). Training and the Private Sector: International Comparisons. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press . Abstract. Link.

  33. Lynch, Lisa (1992). Private-Sector Training and the Earnings of Young Workers. In: American Economic Review 82(1) , 299-312 . Link.

  34. Lynch, Lisa, Sandra Black (1998). Beyond the Incidence of Employer-Provided Training. In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review 52(1) , 64-81 . Abstract. Link.

  35. Lynch, Lisa, Sandra Black (1995). Beyond the Incidence of Training: Evidence from a National Employers Survey. NBER Working Paper No. 5231. Abstract. Link.

  36. Machin, Stephen, Bernd Fitzenberger and Christian Dustmann (2007). The Economics of Education and Training. In: Empirical Economics 32(2) , 255-260 . Link.

  37. Montizaan, Raymond, Frank Cörversa, and Andries De Grip (2010). In: Labour Economics 17(1) , 240-247 . Abstract. Link.

  38. Neumark, David, William Wascher (2001). Minimum Wages and Training Revisited. In: Journal of Labor Economics 19(3) , 563-595 . Abstract. Link.

  39. Oosterbeek, Hessel (1998). Innovative Ways to Finance Education and Their Relation to Lifelong Learning. In: Education Economics 6(3) , 219-251 . Abstract. Link.

  40. Oosterbeek, Hessel, Randolph Sloof and Joep Sonnemans (2007). Who Should Invest in Firm Specific Training?. In: Journal of Population Economics 20(2) , 329-357 . Abstract. Link.

  41. Pischke, Jörn-Steffen (2001). Continuous Training in Germany. In: Journal of Population Economics 14(3) , 523-548 . Abstract. Link.

  42. Schwerdt, Guido, Dolores Messer, Ludger Woessmann and Stefan Wolter (2012). The Impact of an Adult Education Voucher Program: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment. In: Journal of Public Economics 96(7-8) , 569-583 . Abstract. Link.

  43. Stevens, Margaret (2001). Should Firms Be Required to Pay for Vocational Training?. In: Economic Journal 111(473) , 485-505 . Abstract. Link.

  44. Stevens, Margaret (1999). Human Capital Theory and UK Vocational Training Policy. In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy 15(1) , 16-32 . Abstract. Link.

  45. Stevens, Margaret (1994). Labour Contracts and Efficiency in On-The-Job Training. In: Economic Journal 104(423) , 408-419 . Abstract. Link.

  46. (1998). Why Do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence. In: Quarterly Journal of Economics 113(1) , 79-119 . Abstract. Link.