Two-year colleges are an important part of the higher education system in the United States but there are concerns as …

generic skills. Going beyond the technology, I investigate whether organisational changes requiring greater employee … communication skills and self-planning skills. These effects are found to be independent of the effect of computers on generic … skills. -- communication skill ; literacy ; numeracy ; computers ; autonomy …

period, first the post-World War baby boom and then the substantial increase in education led to higher economic growth than … otherwise expected. As the pace of increase in education slowed and the workforce aged toward the end of the period, human …

This article investigates the role of technology, education and wages in shaping the skill structure of employment … of the overall skill structure. Results document the role that different types of technological change, education, wages …

include strong cognitive skills, basic information and communication technology, and analytical skills, as well as a range of … also crucial. All these changes lead to a major rethinking of education and skill training throughout a person’s life. This … from these studies particularly in labor economics can shed light on new directions for lifelong education policies. …

research design focuses on a technology subsidy program in Finland that induced sharp increases in technology investment in …