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ERIC Number: EJ477455
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0964-5292
Breaking Out of the Low-Skill Equilibrium.
Finegold, David
Education Economics, v1 n1 p77-83 1993
Reasons underlying a low demand for vocational skills in United Kingdom industry, relative to major competitors, are investigated. Low demand leads to a low supply of skilled labor, since the rates of return to vocational training are unattractive to potential trainees. Suggestions for reform are made. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Labor Market, Labor Supply, Skilled Occupations, Skilled Workers, Supply and Demand, Training Methods, Vocational Education, Youth Employment
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom