Worker mobility, employer-provided general training, and the choice of graduate education

B-Tier
Journal: Labour Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Pages: 232-240

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This paper links inherent mobility to observed schooling choices. A job search model with graduate education predicts that more mobile workers are more likely to enroll in full-time MBA programs. Adding to the literature on employer-sponsored general training, the model predicts that employers are likely to provide tuition assistance to workers who find quits costly. I use a panel survey of GMAT registrants to test some of the empirical implications of the model. I show that observable measures of job attachment are correlated with the probability of attending part-time and, conditional on part-time attendance, with the likelihood of receiving tuition reimbursement.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:labeco:v:19:y:2012:i:2:p:232-240
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25