International Journal of Manpower: Volume 14 Issue 2
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An interdisciplinary journal on human resources, management & labour economicsTable of contents
Key Issues in the Economics of Training
Robert McNabb, Keith WhitfieldExamines the main issues currently confronting economists analysingtraining. Contrasts the human capital and institutional approaches andindicates that both have advantages and…
Workforce Training in the Thatcher Era: Market Forces and Market Failures
Christine Greenhalgh, George MavrotasSummarizes changing employment patterns. Documents the risingincidence of vocational training for the economically active adultworkforce, using data from successive Labour Force…
The Market for Training: A Human Capital Approach
Derek Bosworth, Rob Wilson, Abbebe AssefaConsiders the optimal training decisions of firms and individuals,and provides a number of reasons why there may be underinvestment in themarket for training. Reflects on the…
Training, Productivity and Underemployment in Institutional Labour Markets
Clair BrownAnalyses the role of training in forming under‐employment, which isa basic characteristic of an institutional labour market. Compares thebasic assumptions of an institutional…
Training Policy and Economic Theory: A Policy Maker′s Perspective
Judith MarquandGives some definitions of training and training policy, beforediscussing how policy is made and its relationship to context, includingstakeholders and the range of policy…
Evaluating Training at the Company Level
Jaap de KoningOutlines the need for evaluating training at the company level.Notes that there has been little research in this area. Uses data fromsurveys undertaken in The Netherlands to…
Evaluating Employment and Training Programmes: Lessons from the USA
Rebecca A. MaynardProvides a review of the methodologies used to evaluate variousUS‐implemented employment and training programmes. Considers the role ofexperimental evaluations and finds them to…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Professor Adrian Ziderman