European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2016, 2(1):5-22 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.v2i1.39

Labour Turnover, Employment Density and Employer Provided Training: Evidence from Vienna

Francisca Bremberger¹, Rudolf Hochholzer², Peter Huber^3,4

¹ Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

² Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen Förderungsfonds, Austria

³ Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Austria

⁴ Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

We analyse the impact of regional and sectoral labour market characteristics as determinants of the supply of employer financed training using a unique data set on employer provided training in Vienna. According to the results labour turnover has a robust negative impact and employment density a slightly less robust but also negative impact on the probability of a firm to provide employer financed training. Policies directed at increasing employer provided training may therefore face substantial challenges in sectors and regions with high labour turnover and employment densities. These challenges are likely to be even larger when it comes to providing employer financed training for less skilled workers.

Keywords: employer financed training, urban labour markets, density

JEL classification: J24, R12

Published: November 1, 2016  Show citation