Abstract
This chapter examines the evolution of skills provided by schooling systems across Europe, with emphasis on primary and secondary schooling. Important questions addressed in this chapter include: what the European countries get for their resource investments, that is, what skills are provided by these schooling systems; how these general skills have evolved over time; and the implication of the evolution of skills for wage inequality. The US is used as a benchmark, and data from a selection of European countries are presented. IT should be noted that the actual selection of European countries is mostly determined by the availability of data. Skills are first analysed in the oldest cohort and then for successively younger cohorts. Basic skills brought to the labour market by successive cohorts born from 1935 until 1970 are explored, along with skills for those still in schools. Finally, the relationship between skills and wage inequality across countries is examined.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Education and Training in Europe |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191705786 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199210978 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 17 2007 |
Keywords
- Cohesion
- Education
- Equality
- European education
- Skills
- Student/teacher ratios
- Wage inequality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance