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Skill gaps: existence and efficiency

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  • Fernando Pueyo

    (Dep. de Análisis Económico. Universidad de Zaragoza)

  • Marcos Sanso

    (Dep. de Análisis Económico. Universidad de Zaragoza)

Abstract

Given the interdependences between human capital accumulation and technological change, skill gaps may arise in equilibrium. However, they are not necessarily inefficient, and in this paper we present a model in which the simple absence of such a skill gap can be inefficient.

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  • Fernando Pueyo & Marcos Sanso, 2002. "Skill gaps: existence and efficiency," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 15(6), pages 1-7.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-02o30007
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    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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