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The economics of skills obsolescence : theoretical innovations and empirical applications /
Increasingly policy makers are focusing on the importance of skills and lifelong learning. The reason for this is that workers with sufficient and up-to-date skills are more productive and have more potential to remain employed. However, the processes that influence skill obsolescence, have largely...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
JAI,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Research in labor economics ;
v. 21. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Andries De Grip, Jasper Van Loo, Ken Mayhew
- The economics of skills obsolescence : a review / Andries De Grip, Jasper Van Loo
- New technologies, skills obsolescence, and skill complementarity / Bruce A. Weinberg
- Skills obsolescence and technological progress : an empirical analysis of expected skill shortages / Piet Allaart, Marcel Kerkhofs, Jaap de Koning
- Do older workers have more trouble using a computer than younger workers? / Lex Borghans, Bas ter Weel
- Non-biased technological change and growth / Rosa M. Fernández
- Employability and the costs of organizing work / Josef Falkinger
- Skill obsolescence and wage inequality within education groups / Eric D. Gould, Omer Moav, Bruce A. Weinberg
- Economic transformation and the revaluation of human capital Hungary, 1986-1999 / Gábor Kertesi, János Köllo?
- When do skills become obsolete, and when does it matter? / Jim Allen, Rolf van der Velden
- The obsolescence of skill / Finis Welch, Manuelita Ureta
- Age and schooling vintage effects on earnings profiles in Switzerland / José V. Ramirez.