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Liu, Zeyun; Xiao, Jin – Education Economics, 2006
This study compares the growth in salaries across three spatial regions in China during the period 1993-1998, when economic reforms were implemented nationwide. Our study compares the impact of three forms of education and training on salary growth, namely pre-job formal schooling, on-the-job-training provided by employers, and adult education…
Descriptors: Salaries, Human Capital, Education Work Relationship, Adult Education
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Xiao, Jin – Economics of Education Review, 2002
Uses hierarchical linear model to estimate the effects of three forms of human capital on employee salary in China: Formal education, employer-provided on-the-job training, and adult education. Finds, for example, that employees' experience in changing production technology and on-the-job training are positively associated with salary increases…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Human Capital
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Lo, Leslie N. K.; Lai, Manhong; Xiao, Jin – Teachers College Record, 2005
This article examines the skills, development needs, and learning opportunities of the workforce in the city of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. It attempts to elucidate the factors that influence employees' participation in workplace training and adult education activities. By tapping the views of firm executives and employees, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employees, Informal Education, Adult Education