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Muller C., Nordman Christophe. (2017). Wages and on-the-job training in Tunisia. Middle East Development Journal, 9 (2), p. 294-318. ISSN 1793-8120.

Titre du document
Wages and on-the-job training in Tunisia
Année de publication
2017
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000423948500007
Auteurs
Muller C., Nordman Christophe
Source
Middle East Development Journal, 2017, 9 (2), p. 294-318 ISSN 1793-8120
Training costs may hamper intra-firm human capital accumulation. As a consequence, firms may be tempted to have workers pay for their on-the-job training (OJT). In this paper, we analyse the links of OJT and worker remuneration in the suburb of Tunis, using case study data for eight firms. We find that the duration of former OJT negatively influences starting wages, while there is no anticipated effect of future training on wages at the firm entry. In contrast, current wages are positively affected by former OJT but negatively affected by ongoing OJT. These results provide very rare empirical support in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) for classical human capital theories and cost sharing theories applied to OJT.
Plan de classement
Economie générale / Macroéconomie [094] ; Travail [100]
Description Géographique
TUNISIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010072049]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010072049
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