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9. Recent Flattening in the Higher Education Wage Premium Polarization, Skill Downgrading, or Both?
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
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I. The Macroeconomic Link between Education and Real GDP Growth
- 1. Educational Attainment and the Revival of US Economic Growth 23
- 2. The Outlook for US Labor- Quality Growth 61
- 3. The Importance of Education and Skill Development for Economic Growth in the Information Era 115
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II. Jobs and Skills Requirements
- 4. Underemployment in the Early Careers of College Graduates following the Great Recession 149
- 5. The Requirements of Jobs Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey 183
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III. Skills, Inequality, and Polarization
- 6. Noncognitive Skills as Human Capital 219
- 7. Wage Inequality and Cognitive Skills Reopening the Debate 251
- 8. Education and the Growth- Equity Trade- Off 293
- 9. Recent Flattening in the Higher Education Wage Premium Polarization, Skill Downgrading, or Both? 313
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IV. The Supply of Skills
- 10. Accounting for the Rise in College Tuition 357
- 11. Online Postsecondary Education and Labor Productivity 401
- 12. High-Skilled Immigration and the Rise of STEM Occupations in US Employment 465
- Contributors 501
- Author Index 505
- Subject Index 513
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
-
I. The Macroeconomic Link between Education and Real GDP Growth
- 1. Educational Attainment and the Revival of US Economic Growth 23
- 2. The Outlook for US Labor- Quality Growth 61
- 3. The Importance of Education and Skill Development for Economic Growth in the Information Era 115
-
II. Jobs and Skills Requirements
- 4. Underemployment in the Early Careers of College Graduates following the Great Recession 149
- 5. The Requirements of Jobs Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey 183
-
III. Skills, Inequality, and Polarization
- 6. Noncognitive Skills as Human Capital 219
- 7. Wage Inequality and Cognitive Skills Reopening the Debate 251
- 8. Education and the Growth- Equity Trade- Off 293
- 9. Recent Flattening in the Higher Education Wage Premium Polarization, Skill Downgrading, or Both? 313
-
IV. The Supply of Skills
- 10. Accounting for the Rise in College Tuition 357
- 11. Online Postsecondary Education and Labor Productivity 401
- 12. High-Skilled Immigration and the Rise of STEM Occupations in US Employment 465
- Contributors 501
- Author Index 505
- Subject Index 513