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Firm Sponsored Training and Productivity in Morocco

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Using a sample of around 500 large and small firms covering six industries in Morocco, the article investigates the relationship between a firm's training decision in 1999 and labour productivity in subsequent years. The analytical framework allows output to depend on unobserved-time-invariant firm characteristics and assumes that technical progress depends on training. Controlling for unobserved heterogeneity among firms and correcting for potential self-selection and endogeneity bias, the estimation shows that the intensity of training has a significant and positive impact on productivity in small and medium enterprises. The finding is robust to the introduction of various control variables.

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  • Khalid Sekkat, 2011. "Firm Sponsored Training and Productivity in Morocco," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(9), pages 1391-1409, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:47:y:2011:i:9:p:1391-1409
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.536218
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    1. Anna M. Ferragina & Fernanda Mazzotta & Khalid Sekkat, 2016. "Financial constraints and productivity growth across the size spectrum: microeconomic evidence from Morocco," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 6(3), pages 361-381, December.
    2. Caio Piza & Tulio Antonio Cravo & Linnet Taylor & Lauro Gonzalez & Isabel Musse & Isabela Furtado & Ana C. Sierra & Samer Abdelnour, 2016. "The Impact of Business Support Services for Small and Medium Enterprises on Firm Performance in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 12(1), pages 1-167.
    3. Futoshi Yamauchi & Taejong Kim & Kye Woo Lee & Marites Tiongco, 2023. "Can German vocational training combat skill shortages in developing countries? Evidence from dual training system in the Philippines," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(4), pages 2470-2488, November.
    4. Izak Atiyas, 2011. "Firm-Level Data In The Mena Region: Research Questions, Data Requirements And Possibilities," Middle East Development Journal (MEDJ), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(02), pages 159-190.

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