An International Comparison of Employee Training

Kapsalis, Constantine (1998): An International Comparison of Employee Training. Published in: Perspectives on Labour and Income , Vol. 10, No. 1 (March 1998)

Abstract

This article uses data from the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) to examine employee training in the seven participating countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, and Sweden.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: employee training; international comparison
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure ; Wage Differentials

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