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The wage effects of training in Portugal: differences across skill groups, genders, sectors and training types
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This article investigates the determinants and wage effects of training
in Portugal. In a first stage, we show that there are considerable differences
in training participation across groups of workers, with elder and low
educated individuals participating substantially less. In a second stage,
we show that training has a positive and significant impact on wages.
The estimated wage return is about 30% for men and 38% for women.
Discriminating between levels of education and working experience
and the public and private sector reveals important differences across
categories of workers. We find that women, low educated workers and
workers with long working experience earn larger returns from training.
The average effect of training is similar in the private sector and the public
sector. However, differences across experience groups are larger in the
private sector, while differences across education groups are larger in the
public sector. We use three alternative classifications of training activities
and find that training in the firm, training aimed to improve skills needed
at the current job and training with duration less than a year are associated
to larger wage gains.
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Wage effects Skill groups Genders Sectors Training types Portugal . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
Citation
Budría, S., & Pereira, P. T. (2007). The wage effects of training in Portugal: differences across skill groups, genders, sectors and training types. Applied Economics, 39(6), 787-807. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840500447757
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Routledge