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024	8		_a10.1596/1813-9450-5358
035			_a(The World Bank)5358
100	1		_aAlmeida, Rita K.
245	1	0	_aInvestment in Job Training _h[electronic resource] : _bWhy Are SMES Lagging So Much Behind ? / _cAlmeida, Rita K.
260			_aWashington, D.C., _bThe World Bank, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource (51 p.)
520	3		_aThis paper analyzes the link between firm size and investment in job training by employers. Using a large firm level data set across 99 developing countries, the analysis shows that a strong and positive correlation in investment in job training and firm size is a robust statistical finding both within and across countries with very different institutions and level of development. However, the findings do not support the view that this difference is mostly driven by market imperfections disproportionally affecting small and medium enterprises. Rather, the evidence is supportive of small and medium enterprises having a smaller expected return from the investment in job training than larger firms. Therefore, the findings call for caution when designing pro-small and medium enterprises policies fostering investment in on-the-job training.
650		4	_aAccess to capital
650		4	_aAccess to information
650		4	_aAcquisition of skills
650		4	_aEducated workers
650		4	_aEducation
650		4	_aEducation For All
650		4	_aEducation technology
650		4	_aEducational attainment
650		4	_aFinance and Financial Sector Development
650		4	_aJob training
650		4	_aLabor Markets
650		4	_aLabor Policies
650		4	_aLearning
650		4	_aLevel of education
650		4	_aMicrofinance
650		4	_aPerformance indicators
650		4	_aPrimary Education
650		4	_aSchooling
650		4	_aSkilled workers
650		4	_aSkilled workforce
650		4	_aSkills development
650		4	_aSocial Protections and Labor
650		4	_aTeaching
650		4	_aTechnological innovation
650		4	_aTechnological innovations
650		4	_aTraining schemes
650		4	_aVocational education
650		4	_aVocational training
700	1		_aAlmeida, Rita K.
700	1		_aAterido, Reyes
776	1	8	_aPrint version: _iAlmeida, Rita K. _tInvestment in Job Training. _dWashington, D.C., The World Bank, 2010
830		0	_aPolicy research working papers.
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library.
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-5358
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