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Thurow, Lester; Waldstein, Louise – 1989
This document contains two essays: "Toward a High-Wage, High-Productivity Service Sector" by Lester Thurow; and "Service Sector Wages, Productivity and Job Creation in the U.S. and Other Countries" by Louise Waldstein. The first essay analyzes the recent and currrent U.S. economy under headings called Growth Nodes, Falling…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Climate, Economics, Employment Patterns
Bertrand, Olivier; Noyelle, Thierry – 1988
Twelve financial institutions (nine banks and three insurance companies) from five countries (France, West Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the United States) were studied to determine the directions in which financial service markets and firms are moving as a result of increasing competition and technological change. Data were collected from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Banking, Business Education, Business Skills
Sanyal, Bikas C. – 1987
The relationship between higher education and employment (particulary underemployment and unemployment) is discussed in terms of a synthesis of 21 case studies of developing and developed nations. The countries discussed are: Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Egypt, Federal Republic of Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, College Graduates, College Planning
Brauns, Hildegard; Gangl, Markus; Scherer, Stefani – 1999
This paper explores educational stratification of unemployment in early labor market career; its institutional embeddedness in specific education and employment systems; and youth unemployment in France (F), the United Kingdom (UK), and West Germany (G), which greatly differ relative to major institutional characteristics of education systems and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education