Labor quality growth in Germany

被引:3
作者
Schwerdt, Guido [1 ]
Turunen, Jarkko [2 ]
机构
[1] Ifo Inst Econ Res, D-81679 Munich, Germany
[2] European Cent Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
关键词
Human capital; Labor quality; Productivity growth;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2010.05.028
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Extending the common baseline model does not fundamentally change the low contribution of labor quality to productivity growth in Germany. Labor quality growth is low owing to a small increase in educational attainment of workers and declines in relative returns. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:280 / 282
页数:3
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