Does demand for product quality increase worker training?

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2018
Volume: 155
Issue: C
Pages: 159-177

Authors (4)

Bilanakos, Christos (not in RePEc) Heywood, John S. (University of Wisconsin) Sessions, John (not in RePEc) Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos (University of Cyprus)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We uniquely examine the relationship between firm-organized training and the sensitivity of consumer demand to product quality. Cross section, panel fixed effect and instrumental variable estimates confirm that British workplaces provide more intensive training when their product demand is more sensitive to product quality. Robustness checks including using alternative key variable definitions and a counterfactual analysis examining the importance of competing on price support this confirmation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:155:y:2018:i:c:p:159-177
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-29