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An analysis of the determinants of occupational upgrading /

An Analysis of the Determinants of Occupational Upgrading presents a study that focuses on occupational mobility as a proxy measure for job upgrading. This monograph was first prepared in 1975 as a final report to the Manpower Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. It is the second monograp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leigh, Duane E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, �1978.
Colección:Institute for Research on Poverty monograph series.
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  • Front Cover; An Analysis of the Determinants of Occupational Upgrading; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction: A Perspective and Some Testable Hypotheses; AN OVERVIEW OF OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY IN THE UNITED STATES; RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RESEARCH; TESTABLE HYPOTHESES; ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY; Chapter 2. Analytical Framework; PREVIOUS TESTS OF THE DUAL LABOR MARKET HYPOTHESIS; A MODEL OF OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY; Chapter 3. Data and Empirical Variables; CENSUS SAMPLE; CHANGE IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, 1965-1970
  • Chapter 4. Education and Occupational UpgradingTHE IMPACT OF EDUCATION FOR YOUNG MEN; THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION FOR OLDER MEN; SUMMARY; Chapter 5. Impact of Vocational Training, Industry Structure, and Job Tenure on Occupational Upgrading; FORMAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING; INDUSTRY STRUCTURE; JOB TENURE; OTHER EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; SUMMARY; Chapter 6. Impact of Interfirm and Interindustry Mobility on Occupational Upgrading; STRUCTURAL ESTIMATES FOR YOUNG MEN; STRUCTURAL ESTIMATES FOR OLDER MEN; THE IMPACT OF OCCCUPATIONAL CHANGE ON WAGE RATES; SUMMARY; Chapter 7. Summary and Conclusions