Human Capital Formation from Occupations: The ‘Deskilling Hypothesis’ Revisited
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- Alexandra M. de Pleijt & Jacob L. Weisdorf, 2017. "Human capital formation from occupations: the ‘deskilling hypothesis’ revisited," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 11(1), pages 1-30, January.
- Alexandra M. de Pleijt & Jacob L. Weisdorf, 2017. "Human capital formation from occupations: the ‘deskilling hypothesis’ revisited," Cliometrica, Springer;Cliometric Society (Association Francaise de Cliométrie), vol. 11(1), pages 1-30, January.
- Alexandra De Pleijt & Jacob Weisdorf, 2014. "Human Capital Formation from Occupations: The ‘Deskilling Hypothesis’ Revisited," Working Papers 0057, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History.
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Keywords
Deskilling; HISCLASS; Human Capital; Industrial Revolution; Occupations;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GRO-2015-03-27 (Economic Growth)
- NEP-HIS-2015-03-27 (Business, Economic & Financial History)
- NEP-HRM-2015-03-27 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
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