Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/205556 
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Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
New Zealand Treasury Working Paper No. 04/16
Publisher: 
New Zealand Government, The Treasury, Wellington
Abstract: 
The way that skills contribute to productivity improvements in firms is still something of a "black box". There is general agreement that human capital (broadly defined) is important for growth. Less is known about the ways in which skills and knowledge contribute to a firm's pursuit of efficiency in production, the process of innovation and technology adoption, and to the take-up of market opportunities. This paper reviews literature on the types of skills utilised by firms, the mechanisms by which skills contribute to firm productivity, and how skills are acquired. It identifies potential policy implications relating to work based skills training.
Subjects: 
technological change
human capital
labour productivity
multifactor productivity
firm productivity
workplace productivity
skills
JEL: 
D21
D24
J24
L19
O30
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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