The economics of skills obsolescence

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Grip, A. de, Loo, Jasper van, Mayhew, Ken
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2002.
• Σειρά: Research in labor economics ; v. 21.
• Θέματα: Social Science > General.; Labour economics.; Labor economics.; Labor supply > United States.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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 / JoséV. Ramirez.