Firm Sponsored Training and Productivity in Morocco

Using a sample of around 500 large and small firms covering six industries in Morocco, the article investigates the relationship between a firm's training decision in 1999 and labour productivity in subsequent years. The analytical framework allows output to depend on unobserved-time-invariant...

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Published inThe Journal of development studies Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 1391 - 1409
Main Author Sekkat, Khalid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.09.2011
Taylor and Francis Journals
Taylor & Francis Ltd
SeriesThe Journal of Development Studies
Subjects
Bias
Decisions
Estimation
Firm budgets
Invisible transactions
Labour productivity
Large enterprises
Morocco
Production functions
Productivity
Sample surveys
Scientific and technical progress
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized enterprises
Small Businesses
Technical education
Technological Progress
Training
Training assistance
Morocco
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Summary:Using a sample of around 500 large and small firms covering six industries in Morocco, the article investigates the relationship between a firm's training decision in 1999 and labour productivity in subsequent years. The analytical framework allows output to depend on unobserved-time-invariant firm characteristics and assumes that technical progress depends on training. Controlling for unobserved heterogeneity among firms and correcting for potential self-selection and endogeneity bias, the estimation shows that the intensity of training has a significant and positive impact on productivity in small and medium enterprises. The finding is robust to the introduction of various control variables.
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ISSN:0022-0388
1743-9140
DOI:10.1080/00220388.2010.536218