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The Role of Innovation in Skill Development: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam

The Role of Innovation in Skill Development: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam
Date:
16 December 2020
Authors:
Duc Anh Dang, Vuong Anh Dang
Tags:
Education, Innovation and Technology, SMEs, Viet Nam

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Using the Small and Medium Enterprise Survey in Vietnam and three proxies of innovation, we study the impact of firm innovation on on-the-job training in the manufacturing sector from 2007 through 2015. To address potential measurement errors and omitted variable problems, we use the average level of innovation in the same sector in other districts as an instrument for firms’ innovations. We find that firms provide additional training for existing workers when introducing new technology, and high-value-added firms provide additional training for existing workers. Moreover, government assistance may not be the main reason that encourages firms to provide training. The results also show that firms hire more skilled workers when implementing innovations.

The Role of Innovation in Skill Development: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam 

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