Worker Beliefs About Firm Training

Hanna Brosch, Philipp Lergetporer and Florian Schoner

No 12183, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: Firm training is key to meeting changing skill demands, yet little is known about the role of workers’ beliefs in shaping training participation. In a survey of 3,701 workers in Germany, we document that they expect substantial returns to firm training – both in terms of earnings and non-pecuniary outcomes such as promotion chances, job task complexity, or enjoyment. These beliefs predict actual and intended training participation. Lower-skilled workers anticipate smaller non-pecuniary returns, partly explaining their lower uptake. An information treatment addressing return beliefs significantly increases training intentions among lower-skilled workers, suggesting that targeting beliefs may help narrow participation gaps between lower- and higher-skilled workers.

Keywords: beliefs; firm training; skill mismatch; human capital; survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 I21 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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