Employer-sponsored training in stabilisation and growth policy perspectives

Christina Håkanson (), Satu Johanson and Erik Mellander ()
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Christina Håkanson: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI), Postal: Box 5501, SE-114 85 Stockholm, Sweden
Satu Johanson: PricewaterhouseCoopers AB, Postal: Torsgatan 21, SE-113 97 Stockholm, Sweden
Erik Mellander: IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Postal: Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden, http://www.ifau.se

No 2003:8, Working Paper Series from IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

Abstract: In Europe, accounting standards prevent larger expenditures on employer-sponsored training from being treated as investments. Using Sweden as example, we discuss two consequences for training.

First, the timing: training will be conducted when income is large enough for training costs to be deducted without loss. This is more often possible during booms than recessions, providing a stabilisation policy dimension to training.

Second, the volume: the training opportunity cost (foregone production) is largest during booms. Hence, training tends to be smaller than if conducted during downturns, possibly limiting growth.

We formulate two proposals that can make training more counter-cyclical and increase the amount of training.

Keywords: Employer-sponsored training; accounting standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 E32 H25 M41 M53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2003-04-14
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