Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis

Carla Haelermans and Lex Borghans

No 6077, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: A meta-analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on-the-job training. This study shows that the average reported wage effect of on-the-job training, corrected for publication bias, is 2.6 per cent per course. The analyses reveal a substantial heterogeneity between training courses, while wage effects reported in studies based on instrumental variables and panel estimators are substantially lower than estimates based on techniques that do not correct for selectivity issues. Appropriate methodology and the quality of the data turn out to be crucial to determine the wage returns.

Keywords: meta-analysis; on-the-job training; publication bias (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J21 J24 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2011-10
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Published - published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 502–528

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