Work‐Related Training and the Probability of Transitioning from Non‐Permanent to Permanent Employment
利用澳大利亚全国代表性面板数据，检验工作相关培训是否增加从非永久性就业（如临时工、固定期限合同）转向永久性就业的概率，发现男性中的正相关主要由选择偏差而非因果效应驱动。
Abstract It is widely believed that work‐related training increases a worker's probability of moving up the job‐quality ladder. This is usually couched in terms of effects on wages, but it has also been argued that training increases the probability of moving from non‐permanent forms of employment to more permanent employment. This hypothesis is tested using nationally representative panel data for Australia, a country where the incidence of non‐permanent employment, and especially casual employment, is high by international standards. While a positive association between participation in work‐related training and the subsequent probability of moving from either casual or fixed‐term contract employment to permanent employment is observed among men, this is shown to be driven not by a causal impact of training on transitions but by differences between those who do and do not receive training, that is selection bias.