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The outlook for U.S. labor-quality growth
Bosler, Canyon; Daly, Mary C.; Fernald, John G.; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011539771
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The outlook for U.S. labor-quality growth
Bosler, Canyon; Daly, Mary C.; Fernald, John G.; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011534499
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Competing engines of growth : innovation and standardization
Acemoglu, Daron; Gancia, Gino Alessandro; Zilibotti, … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695959
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Competing engines of growth : innovation and standardization
Acemoglu, Daron; Gancia, Gino Alessandro; Zilibotti, … - 2010
"We study a dynamic general equilibrium model where innovation takes the form of the introduction new goods, whose production requires skilled workers. Innovation is followed by a costly process of standardization, whereby these new goods are adapted to be produced using unskilled labor. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003960396
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Competing engines of growth : innovation and standardization
Acemoglu, Daron; Gancia, Gino Alessandro; Zilibotti, … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966377
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Quality of work experience and economic development : estimates using Canadian immigrant data
Coulombe, Serge; Grenier, Gilles; Nadeau, Serge J. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009428279
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The rate and direction of invention in the British Industrial Revolution : incentives and institutions
Meisenzahl, Ralf; Mokyr, Joel - 2011
"During the Industrial Revolution technological progress and innovation became the main drivers of economic growth. But why was Britain the technological leader? We argue that one hitherto little recognized British advantage was the supply of highly skilled, mechanically able craftsmen who were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009009582
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Competing engines of growth : innovation and standardization
Acemoglu, Daron; Gancia, Gino Alessandro; Zilibotti, … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009720791
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Divergence of human capital in cities in the People's Republic of China : exploring complementarities and spatial agglomeration of the workforce with various skills
Liang, Wenquan; Lu, Ming - 2016
In cities, complementarity between a low-skilled and a high-skilled workforce can promote each other to improve labor … workforce in cities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) along with its changes, and drew the following three conclusions …. First, a highly skilled workforce is the engine of urban development, increasing urban wages and population. Second, big …
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Using online vacancy and job applicants' data to study skills dynamics
Bennett, Fidel; Escudero, Verónica; Liepmann, Hannah; … - 2022
We assess whether online data on vacancies and applications to a job board are a suitable source for studying skills dynamics outside of Europe and the United States, where a rich literature has examined skills dynamics using online vacancy data. Yet, the knowledge on skills dynamics is scarce...
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