Economics of Skills Obsolescence Theoretical Innovations and Empirical Applications

Name: Economics of Skills Obsolescence Theoretical Innovations and Empirical Applications
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ISBN: 9780762309603

ISBN-10: 0762309601

ISBN-13: 9780762309603

Edition: 2002

Authors: A. de Grip, Jasper van Loo, Ken Mayhew

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Description:

The papers presented in this volume represent a selection taken from the understanding skills obsolescence conference held at Maastricht University in 2001. The analysis of skill-based technological change is at the heart of this collection of essays and papers.

Book details

List price: $127.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date: 9/19/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 290
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface and Introduction



The economics of skills obsolescence: a review



When do skills become obsolete, and when does it matter?



The obsolescence of skill



Age effect and schooling vintage effect on earnings profiles in Switzerland



Technological change and the returns to experience



Skill obsolescence: worker-induced and firm-induced factors



Do older workers have more trouble using a computer than younger workers?



Workforce flexibility in the presence of technological change



Macroeconomic equilibrium and the organization of work: a theory of employability



Precautionary demand for education, inequality, and technological progress



Economic transformation and the return to human capital - Hungary 1986-99