Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), I examine the relation between workers’ reciprocal attitudes, as measured in 2005 and 2010, and participation in work-related training courses in 2007 and 2013, respectively. Theory predicts that employers find it more profitable to invest in human capital of workers who have positively reciprocal attitudes, because they are more likely to return their employer’s kindness with higher effort and/or loyalty. The findings are mixed, depending on the survey year. I find that positively reciprocal workers are more likely to participate in employer-financed training in 2007, in particular when training is general. Also consistent with theoretical expectations, I do not find a relation between workers’ reciprocal attitudes and participation in training that is not financed by the employer. However, workers’ reciprocal attitudes are not related to training participation in 2013. A possible explanation is that employers use training to induce reciprocal feelings in a slack labour market only.

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培训参与和互惠态度的作用

我使用来自德国社会经济专家组（SOEP）的数据，研究了2005年和2010年测量的工人相互态度与分别参加2007年和2013年与工作相关的培训课程之间的关系。理论预测，雇主发现投资具有积极互惠态度的工人的人力资本会更有利可图，因为他们更有可能以更高的努力和/或忠诚度回报雇主的好意。根据调查年份的不同，发现的结果也不尽相同。我发现，积极互惠的工人更有可能参加2007年由雇主资助的培训，尤其是在一般培训中。同样与理论预期相符，我没有发现工人的互惠态度与参加培训的关系不是由雇主提供的。然而，