This paper analyzes the extent of employer‐provided training in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine and investigates its relationship with innovation, having international business contacts, use of computers at work, reported skills shortages and other firm characteristics. It contributes to the literature by examining different types of training – initial on‐the‐job learning, more formal in‐house training and external training, which is provided by firms to two categories of workers – white‐ and blue‐collar workers. After controlling for a range of firm characteristics, we find a positive link between technological innovation and intensity of training of all types provided to white‐collar workers that points to the technology‐skills complementarity. Furthermore, the level of computer use at work is a significant determinant of the incidence and intensity of external training provided to white‐collar and blue‐collar workers.

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后苏联国家由雇主提供的培训，创新和技能

本文分析了亚美尼亚，阿塞拜疆，格鲁吉亚和乌克兰由雇主提供的培训的范围，并调查了其与创新的关系，与国际业务的联系，工作中使用计算机，报告的技能短缺和其他公司特征。它通过检查不同类型的培训（最初的在职学习，更正式的内部培训和外部培训）为文献做出了贡献，公司为两类工人（白领工人和蓝领工人）提供了培训。在控制了一系列公司特征之后，我们发现技术创新与向白领阶层提供的所有类型的培训强度之间存在着积极的联系，这表明了技术技能的互补性。此外，