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Yoon-Tai, Kim; Chung-il, Yun – 1984
This report presents information on a study to project labor force demand in Korea against the existent capacity of supply and to explore corrective measures to ensure balance between demand and supply. Chapter I describes the background and goals of the study. Chapter II examines human resource developmentt of Korea in the period 1961-1979 with…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economic Development, Employment Projections, Foreign Countries
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Rosenbaum, James E.; Binder, Amy – Sociology of Education, 1997
Compares employers' stated needs for entry-level workers possessing better academic skills with their training programs and hiring practices to supposedly meet this need. Discovers a dichotomy between the stated needs and the corrective practice. Most remedial training emphasizes short-term job skills and hiring practices do not reward academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Cohen, Malcolm S.; Zaidi, Mahmood A. – 2002
This book discusses the causes and impact of global skill shortages, focusing on data from skill shortages measured in the period 1995-1998 in 19 developed and emerging economies. Chapter one contains a brief introduction. Chapter two is a review of theoretical literature on skill shortages, including static and dynamic shortages, efficiency wage…
Descriptors: Career Development, Comparative Analysis, Demand Occupations, Economic Factors
Haveman, Robert H.; Bershadker, Andrew; Schwabish, Jonathan A. – 2003
This book provides an introduction to earnings capacity (EC), a measurement of human capital, and its application to a research study of potential earned annual income over a 25-year period. Focus is on qualitative aspects of EC such as race, age, gender and education and its utilization. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 reviews existing…
Descriptors: Capital, Definitions, Demography, Economic Development