The Race between Education and Technology
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674035305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. had begun to educate its masses at the secondary level, not just in the primary schools that had remarkable success in the nineteenth century.The book argues that technological change, education, and inequality have been involved in a kind of race. That is, the American educational system is what made America the richest nation in the world. However, the reverse has been true since about 1980. Its educational system had
Claudia Goldin is ?Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University.Lawrence Katz is ?Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
(Thomas Lemieux Science 2008-09-26)The Race Between Education and Technology contains many tables, a few equations and a powerfully told story about how and why the United States became the world's richest nation--namely, thanks to its schoolsBeginning in the 1970s, however, the education system failed to keep pace, resulting, Ms. The last 30 years, when educational gains slowed markedly, have been years of slower growth and rising inequality. Goldin and Mr. (Jim Manzi New Republic 2010-09-05)One of the most com
One of the most important books in the human capital vein Sherman Dorn I strongly recommend this book, not because I agree with all of it, but because it is the most sophisticated, historically informed argument in the human capital tradition. Goldin and Katz marshall important evidence (including material historians have not touched before ) to argue not only that education is critical to the nation's future in general but to the reduction of inequality.While there are important limitations to the argument Goldin and Katz make, notably the relatively limited contribution of attainment to GDP growth in their analysis and the fact that the past contributions of education are not necessarily predictive,. "Brakthrough in development studies" according to Amazon Customer. This is seminal work in explaining growth and development. Full of methodological lessons. Though centered on the USA historical experience, it has given rise to interesting debates in emergent economies. Presents strong evidence against many myths on the subject.. "A detailed analysis of the history of education in the" according to Amazon Customer. A detailed analysis of the history of education in the US and it's effects on economic productivity, wages, and inequality.