This paper reviews the existing evidence on workplace training in Europe in different data
sources-the CVTS, OECD data and the European Community Household Panel. We outline …

This paper reviews empirical evidence, especially from Europe, on how education and
training policies can be designed to advance both efficiency and equity. Returns to …

Ensuring a good match between skills acquired in education and on the job and those
required in the labour market is essential to make the most of investments in human capital …

This paper explores the relationship between skill mismatch and public policies using micro
data for 22 OECD countries from the recent OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Results …

Young people have been among those most affected by the recent financial crisis.
Vocational education and training (VET) is often viewed as the silver bullet for the youth …

With young people among the big losers of the recent financial crisis, vocational education
and training (VET) is often seen as the silver bullet to the problem of youth joblessness. This …

In this paper we estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of
formal job training. We use a panel of large firms with detailed information on the duration of …

This paper investigates whether on-the-job training has an effect on the employability of
workers. Using data from the Netherlands we disentangle the true effect of training incidence …

This paper presents for the first time panel evidence on the productivity and wage effects of
training in Italy. It is based on an original dataset which has been created aggregating …

Note: The general assessment of this report has been endorsed by all members of the
EENEE network (see www. education-economics. org). The authors would like to thank …