Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/154707 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Labor Policy [ISSN:] 2193-9004 [Volume:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 1-25
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Using longitudinal data for Canada, we analyze the incidence and wage returns to employer supported course enrollment for men and women. Availability of confidential data, along with a relatively rich set of observable covariates, lead us to the estimation of difference-in-differences matching models of the effect of employer supported course enrolment on wages. The estimated average treatment effects on the treated range from 5.5 to 7.2 percent for men and 7.1 to 9.0 for women. While high-skilled workers show disproportionately higher rates of participation in employer-supported training, we observe no wage premiums for these types of workers. Statistically significant positive wage returns are found, on the other hand, for low-skilled workers.
Subjects: 
Return to adult training
Employer supported course enrollment
Difference-in-differences models
Propensity score matching
JEL: 
C14
I20
J24
J31
M53
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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