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dc.titleIn-Firm Training, Innovation and Productivity: The Case of Caribbean Small Island Developing States
dc.contributor.authorMohan, Preeya
dc.contributor.authorStrobl, Eric
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Patrick
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageBelize
dc.coverageGuyana
dc.coverageSuriname
dc.coverageBahamas
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coverageTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverageBarbados
dc.coverageDominican Republic
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2017-03-30T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2017-03-30T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn-firm training is a crucial innovative activity in modern knowledge-based economies which face increasing global competition and rapidly changing technology. Nevertheless, there are few studies which look at in-firm training in the Caribbean. This study uses the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) 2010 and Compete Caribbean's Productivity Technology Innovation Survey (PROTEqIN) 2014 to provide empirical evidence on in-firm training in the region. The results suggest that there is a relatively low incidence of training in the region, although there are significant differences across countries and this may be because of heterogeneities in public support and barriers to in-firm training. Also, various firm characteristics affect in-firm training, including size, ownership, whether the firm exports, whether the firm is part of a larger organization, innovative activity and workforce structure and educational level. Lastly, the findings suggest that in-firm training in the region may play a relatively small role and may not even matter for innovation and productivity.
dc.format.extent46
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011787
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/In-Firm-Training-Innovation-and-Productivity-The-Case-of-Caribbean-Small-Island-Developing-States.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectProductivity Growth
dc.subjectExporting Firm
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectEducational Level
dc.subjectExponential Technology
dc.subjectFirm Performance
dc.subjectKnowledge Creation
dc.subject.jelcodeD22 - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeM53 - Training
dc.subject.keywordson-the-job training;wages;workforce
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1198
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