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dc.titleDemand-Driven Training and Job Turnover: The Effects of Brazil’s Pronatec-MDIC at Firm and Worker Level
dc.contributor.authorQuintana, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorCravo, Tulio
dc.contributor.orgunitLabor Markets Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.date.available2019-06-20T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-06-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores for the first time the impact of a demand-driven training program on labor turnover at both firm and worker level. Launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC in Portuguese), Pronatec-MDIC allows firms to demand courses which some of their workers apply to. Difference-in-difference estimates find that workers who enroll in the courses demanded by their employers increase their job tenure by 8.89 months compared to non-enrolled nominees. However, those who complete the training stay in the job 3.36 months less, on average, than those who do not. At firm level, results show that having a course approved is associated with higher turnover in the short run when considering subgroups of workers who participate in Pronatec-MDIC. The effect dissipates in the third year, suggesting that it takes time for firms to adjust their labor stock after course demand but stabilize afterwards.
dc.format.extent34
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001748
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Demand-Driven_Training_and_Job_Turnover_The_Effects_of_Brazil’s_Pronatec-MDIC_at_Firm_and_Worker_Level_en_en.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectTraining and Development
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeJ63 - Turnover • Vacancies • Layoffs
dc.subject.jelcodeP46 - Consumer Economics • Health • Education and Training • Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
dc.subject.keywordsEducation and Training; Turnover; Human Capital
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01009
idb.operationBR-T1331
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