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Technological Change, Human Capital Structure, and Multiple Growth Paths
Kim, Yong Jin; Lee, Jong-Wha - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009
This paper presents a theoretical model to analyze the effects of technology change on growth rates of income and human capital in the uncertain environments of technology. The uncertainty comes from two sources; the possibility of a technology advance and the characteristics of new...
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Reorganization of Firms and Labour Market Inequality
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
This paper explores the implications of the ongoing reorganization of firms for inequality in the labour market. We show how recent technological advances in physical and human capital can lead to the breakdown of occupational barriers, creating demands for new combinations of skills, and...
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The "Task Approach" to Labor Markets: An Overview
Autor, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
An emerging literature argues that changes in the allocation of workplace "tasks" between capital and labor, and between domestic and foreign workers, has altered the structure of labor demand in industrialized countries and fostered employment polarization – that is, rising employment in the...
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Human Capital Accumulation and Wage Inequality with Scale-Independent North-South Technological Diffusion
Afonso, Oscar; AGUIAR, Alvaro - Institut for Miljø og Erhvervsøkonomi, Syddansk … - 2004
This paper analyzes the mechanisms, other than market size, through which international trade of intermediate goods incorporating state-of-the-art technological knowledge affects accumulation of human capital and wage inequality in the North and South. Under North-South technological diffusion,...
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Promoting return and circular migration of the highly skilled
Hercog, Metka; Siegel, Melissa - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
Migration of skilled workers from developing countries has increased substantially in recent years. Traditionally, such patterns raised fears on the ground of the associated 'brain drain' as human capital formation is considered to be of central importance to the development and reduction of...
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Making People Employable: Reforming Secondary Education in Pakistan
Khan, Shaukat Hameed - In: The Pakistan Development Review 48 (2009) 4, pp. 603-617
Pakistan’s education system has been the focus of various reforms every few years, and a new exercise has been … initiated recently through the National Education Policy, 2009. While the problems are generally well documented and stress on … universal primary education fully justified, the role of economic relevance of education and training as a factor discouraging …
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Technological Change, Skill Demand, and Wage Inequality in Indonesia
Lee, Lee , Jong-Wha; Wie, Dainn - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2013
This paper examines the empirical implications of technological changes for skill demand and wage inequality in Indonesia. According to the National Labor Force Survey of Indonesia, the share of educated workers and wage skill premium increased significantly over 2003–2009 for overall industry...
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Distretti e tecnologia: il caso di Lumezzane
Nosvelli, Mario - Centro di Ricerche in ANalisi EConomica e sviluppo … - 2006
Questo lavoro si propone di studiare lo sviluppo economico e tecnologico del distretto di Lumezzane, riconosciuto come archetipo del modello distrettuale italiano dalla letteratura distrettualista, che attraversa una fasi di profonda trasformazione. Tale trasformazione ha condotto, sia le...
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Human Capital, Technological Spillovers and Trade in the MENA Countries.
Mohtadi, H. - Economic Research Forum (ERF) - 1999
The role of education, technological diffusion and trade is investigated for 11 MENA countries for 1980-1992, using … that country?s import propensity from each partner. Results suggest that although education contributes to economic growth …
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Technical Progress and Early Retirement
Ahituv, Avner; Zeira, Joseph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
This Paper claims that technical progress induces early retirement of older workers. It supports this claim both theoretically and empirically. We present a model where part of human capital is technology-specific, so that technical progress erodes some existing human capital. This affects...
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