On-the-job learning and earnings : comparative evidence from Morocco and Senegal

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dc.contributor.authorNordman, Christophe J.
dc.contributor.authorWolff, François-Charles
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T15:25:47Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T15:25:47Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we consider a model of on-the-job learning where workers learn informally by watching and imitating colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using two matched worker-firm data sets from Morocco and Senegal. We rely on nonlinear least squares to estimate the structural parameters of the informal learning model and account for firm heterogeneity using firm factors derived from a principal component analysis. We find that the rate of knowledge diffusion is around 7 percent in Morocco and Senegal, but part of the learning-by-watching returns stems from firm heterogeneity. Informal training significantly affects the shape of returns to tenure in these two countries. Finally, we estimate an extended model with both learning-by-watching and learning-by-doing and find significant benefits from imitating colleagues in Morocco.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (30 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53079
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, DEen
dc.relation.ispartofDiscussion paper series / IZA; no. 6728en
dc.subjectEARNINGS FUNCTIONSen
dc.subjectINFORMAL TRAININGen
dc.subjectLEARNING BY WATCHINGen
dc.subjectLEARNING BY DOINGen
dc.subjectRETURNS TO TENUREen
dc.subjectMOROCCOen
dc.subjectSENEGALen
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISen
dc.subjectNON-FORMAL EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectINFORMAL LEARNINGen
dc.titleOn-the-job learning and earnings : comparative evidence from Morocco and Senegalen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber107233002
idrc.project.number107233
idrc.project.titleAn investigation into the determinants of business performance in Francophone Africaen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-6629-2
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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