Episode · EconTalk · 2020-07-06
Russ Roberts & Robert Lerman: books mentioned on EconTalk
Robert Lerman on Apprenticeships
Economist Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute talks about apprenticeships with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Lerman argues that apprenticeships--a combination of work experience and classroom learning--have the potential to expand opportunities for young people who don't want to attend college.
Russ Roberts discussed Human Capital by Gary S. Becker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Human Capital
Discussed“It goes back to, you know, my PhD advisor Gary Becker, his book Human Capital, his work on Human Capital in the mid-1960s is really brilliant and clever idea to try to measure human capital, the knowledge and and ability that people bring to the job that translates into earnings.”
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