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Title: Training Opportunities in Monopsonistic Labour Markets
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1. Mendez, Fabio
Training Opportunities in Monopsonistic Labour Markets
Applied Economics 51,43 (2019): 4757-5768. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2019.1602707
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): Labor Market Demographics; Monopsony Employers; Training

This paper studies the empirical relationship between the extent of monopsonistic power observed in occupational labour markets and the training opportunities available to workers in those markets; using data from the American National Longitudinal Survey of Youth of 1979. The results reveal a positive and significant association between monopsony power and training availability. The estimated association is found to be stronger for individuals with a college degree, with longer tenure in their jobs, and higher wages. These results are consistent across several econometric specifications that control for time, occupation, and individual fixed effects.
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Mendez, Fabio. "Training Opportunities in Monopsonistic Labour Markets." Applied Economics 51,43 (2019): 4757-5768. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2019.1602707.