Training and the density of economic activity
Subtitle: evidence from Italy
By: by Giorgio Brunello, Maria de Paola.
Contributors: Paola, Maria de.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1173; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1173
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Employees -- Training of -- Italy.; Italy -- Economic conditions.
Description: "We use a search and matching model to investigate the economic relationship between training and local economic conditions. We identify two aspects of this relationship going in opposite directions: on the one hand, the complementarity between local knowledge spillovers and training generates a positive correlation with local density; on the other hand, the negative influence of higher wages in denser areas reduces training. Overall the relationship can be either positive or negative, depending on the relative strength of the two effects. Our empirical analysis, based on a sample of Italian firms, shows that training is lower in provinces with higher labor market density, measured as the number of employees per squared kilometer. This empirical result confirms previous evidence by Brunello and Gambarotto (2004) based on UK data"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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