Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to take into consideration the propensity to offer
vocational training of a large sample of Italian private firms by retrieving cross-sectional data …

Purpose–Employees older than 55 years of age have a much lower share in training than
other employees. The purpose of this paper is to propose that one of the reasons for this …

This paper analyses how an unexpected increase in retirement age affects workplace
training and other labor market outcomes. At this aim we use data derived from the …

The long-term increase in longevity, coupled with the progressive compression of morbidity
experienced in Europe in the last decades, improved the well-being of many older …

5.1. Background (Chronological) age on its own is often seen as an important influencing
factor when it comes to training and/or labour-market participation. Simple bivariate …

This paper takes advantage of a recent pension reform to study the effect of ageing upon
workplace training activities. While economic theory is inconclusive on the expected effect …

In line with human capital theory, training rates decline with age but empirical evidence on
the factors that mitigate against this is limited. This study addresses this gap by using Fairlie …

This paper shows that training of older employees is less effective. Training effectiveness is
measured with respect to key dimensions such as career development, earnings, adoption …

Demographic changes and labor market challenges highlight the importance of lifelong
learning and development for all employees. The current study analyzes the factors that may …

The financial deficits of many social security systems caused by ageing populations and
stagnating economies are forcing workers to retire later from the labour market. An extended …