Economists have attempted empirical measurements of the economic value of specific taught skills
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Multiple empirical economic studies measure the labor market returns, wage premiums, and economic value associated with specific educational attainments and taught skills.
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New Evidence about Skill-Biased Technological Change and Gender Wage Inequality
2023 · cited by 6
This study measures the economic returns and wage gaps associated with skill levels and technological change in OECD countries.
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Black and Latinx workers reap lower rewards than White workers from years spent working in big cities.
2025 · cited by 1
The research analyzes how specific work experience and skill sets yield differing economic returns across demographic groups.
COVID-19 acceleration in digitalisation, aggregate productivity growth and the functional income distribution.
2021 · cited by 1
The paper models the economic distribution of rents and returns associated specifically with digital skills.
Digital Capacity and Employment Outcomes: Microdata Evidence from Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Europe
2023 · cited by 0
This study uses microdata to evaluate the employment and economic outcomes linked to specific educational attainment and digital skills.
An empirical study of human capital on economic growth: An investigation using three indices of human capital
cited by 0
The research empirically tests augmented growth models using multiple proxies for human capital and education quality to measure their economic value.
Educational expansion and educational wage premiums of young male employees: A long-term analysis for West Germany 1976-2010.
2020 · cited by 0
This study empirically analyzes the long-term wage premiums and economic returns attached to specific educational levels and occupational skills.