Job-Related Training, Trade Union Membership, and Labour Mobility: A Longitudinal Study

Peter Elias

Oxford Economic Papers, 1994, vol. 46, issue 4, 563-78

Abstract: Using information from the work histories of a sample of individuals residing in a U.K. locality, a model of labor mobility is estimated which controls for ages and tenure, union membership, and other influence on labor turnover. Introducing information on spells of job-related training into this model, controlling for unobserved heterogeneity, shows the anticipated negative relationship between training and turnover for females--those receiving training are less likely to leave their employers. For males a weaker, negative relationship is observed. The finding for males is interesting, consistent with U.S. research and with the often expressed concerns of employers, that training does not help reduce turnover. Copyright 1994 by Royal Economic Society.

Date: 1994
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