@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp910, author={Diaz-Vazquez, Pilar and Snower, Dennis J.}, title={On-the-Job Training, Firing Costs and Employment}, year={2003}, month={Oct}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={910}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp910}, abstract={This paper explores the influence of on-the-job training on the employment effect of firing costs. It shows that on-the-job training (generating firm specific skills) causes firing costs to have a contractionary influence on average employment (over the booms and recessions of the business cycle).}, keywords={on-the-job training;firing costs;average employment}, }