This study presents evidence on the relationship between employer-provided training and productivity. The important contributions of this study are its comparison of the relative contribution of training to productivity and wages and its distinction between manufacturing and service firms. The results indicate that training significantly contributes to the labor productivity, particularly for firms in the service sector. The elasticities of productivity and wages to training stock are similar in size, meaning that the returns to firms’ training investments are shared by their workers in proportion to the wage share of the value-added.

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雇主提供的培训和生产力：来自日本公司小组的证据

本研究提供了有关雇主提供的培训与生产力之间关系的证据。本研究的重要贡献是比较了培训对生产力和工资的相对贡献，以及制造和服务企业之间的区别。结果表明，培训显着提高了劳动生产率，特别是对于服务部门的公司。生产率和工资对培训存量的弹性在规模上是相似的，这意味着企业培训投资的回报由他们的工人按增加值的工资份额比例分享。