Future skill shortages in the U.S. economy?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-167

  Neumark, David ^a,b   Johnson, Hans ^c   Mejia, Marisol Cuellar ^c  

^a UCI ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Education; Shortages; Skill

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; LABOR STANDARD; LABOR SUPPLY; RETIREMENT; SKILLED LABOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869874334     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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