Firms' sponsored training and productivity in Morocco

Using a sample of around 500 large and small firms covering six industries in Morocco, the paper 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 fi...

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Published inThe Journal of development studies
Main Author Sekkat, Khalid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 29.07.2011
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Social Sciences & Humanities
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Summary:Using a sample of around 500 large and small firms covering six industries in Morocco, the paper 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.
ISSN:0022-0388
1743-9140
DOI:10.1080/00220388.2010.536218