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Human Capital in History
Leah Platt Boustan
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Description for Human Capital in History
Hardcover. Building on Claudia Goldin's landmark research on the labor history of the United States, this book features contributors who consider the roles of education and technology in contributing to American economic growth and well-being, the experience of women in the workforce, and how trends in marriage and family affected broader economic outcomes. Editor(s): Boustan, Leah Platt; Frydman, Carola; Margo, Robert A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 halftones, 61 line drawings, 49 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Human Capital in History brings together contributions from leading researchers in economic history, labor economics, the economics of education, and related fields. Building on Claudia Goldin's landmark research on the labor history of the United States, the contributors consider the roles of education and technology in contributing to American economic growth and well-being, the experience of women in the workforce, and how trends in marriage and family affected broader economic outcomes.
Human Capital in History brings together contributions from leading researchers in economic history, labor economics, the economics of education, and related fields. Building on Claudia Goldin's landmark research on the labor history of the United States, the contributors consider the roles of education and technology in contributing to American economic growth and well-being, the experience of women in the workforce, and how trends in marriage and family affected broader economic outcomes.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226163895
SKU
V9780226163895
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About Leah Platt Boustan
Leah Platt Boustan is associate professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a research associate of the NBER. She is also a research associate at the California Center for Population Research and the Center for Research and Analysis of Migration at University College London. Carola Frydman is assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Boston ... Read more
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