Wolff, Edward N.

Does education really help? : skill, work, and inequality / Edward N. Wolff. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"A Century Foundation book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index.

Foreword / Postwar trends in income, earnings, and schooling -- Technology and the demand for skills -- Wages and skills -- Productivity and skill change -- growth of the information economy -- Skill dispersion and earnings inequality -- Skills and changing comparative advantage -- Conclusions and policy recommendations -- Data appendix -- References -- Index. Richard C. Leone -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The 6. 7. 8.

0195189965 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195189964 (cloth : alk. paper)

2005024161

GBA638488 bnb

013442431 Uk


Labor supply--Effect of education on--United States.
Occupational training--United States.
Income distribution--United States.

HD 5724 / W855d 2006

331.11/423