Training, soft skills and productivity: evidence from a field experiment in retail
Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training programs. This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among store managers and sales associates from a large Latin American retailer. The empirical analysis is carried out using longitudinal information gathered by the firm and through two skills surveys. The identification exploits the experimental design in the context of a difference-in-difference strategy. The results indicate large positive effects of the training program on stor ... Show more
Authors: Prada, Maria Fernanda; Rucci, Graciana; Urzua, Sergio
Published: Washington, District of Columbia, Inter-American Development Bank, 2019
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 49 p.
Access item: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001714
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