| Description |
xi, 308 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Postwar trends in income, earnings, and schooling -- 2. Technology and the demand for skills -- 3. Wages and skills -- 4. Productivity and skill change -- 5. The growth of the information economy -- 6. Skill dispersion and earnings inequality -- 7. Skills and changing comparative advantage -- 8. Conclusions and policy recommendations |
| Summary |
"The last three decades have brought disturbing news with regard to living standards and inequality in the United States. In response to these trends, a consensus formed in Washington that greater schooling and skill improvement would lead to higher wages and enhanced productivity in the workplace. Some believed that a more equal distribution of income would ensue from a more equal distribution of human capital. Others put their faith in the Information Technology revolution to re-ignite worker pay. Paradoxically, however, educational attainment and worker skills have risen as rapidly since the early 1970s as during the quarter century before; dispersion in schooling levels has plummeted more sharply, and computer investment has skyrocketed. This book analyzes the sources of these conundrums."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- United States.
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Occupational training -- United States.
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Income distribution -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2005024161 |
| ISBN |
9780195189964 hardback |
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0195189965 hardback |
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