Information in the labour market : job-worker matching and its implications for education in Ontario / / James B. Davies, Glenn M. MacDonald

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798885003321
• Autore: Davies James B. <1951->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto ; ; Buffalo : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1984; ©1984
• ISBN: 1-4426-3805-2; 1-4426-5352-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Ontario Economic Council Research Studies ; ; 29
• Disciplina: 379.1540971
• Soggetti: Education and state - Canada; Business and education - Canada; Manpower policy - Canada; Canada
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Introduction; I: Introduction; II: Overview; 2 Earlier models of education: human capital and signalling; I: Introduction; II: Human capital; III: Signalling; IV: Human capital, signalling, or information?; 3 The informational model of schooling and job-worker matching; I: Introduction; II: Simplifying assumptions; III: Skills, jobs, and wage offers; IV: Information and the return to its accumulation; V: The costs of information accumulation; VI: Optimal investment in information quality; VII: Theoretical predictions; VIII: Summary and conclusion.; 4 Education and training policy: basic guidelines; I: Introduction; II: Alternative rationales for government intervention; Ill: Effects of government intervention; IV: Guidelines for government intervention; V: Conclusion; 5 Education and training in Canada: recent trends and the current situation; I: Introduction; II: The nature of education and training in Canada; III: Enrolments and expenditures -- recent trends; IV: Recent trends in post-secondary education -- explanations; V: Future trends in post-secondary enrolments; VI: Conclusion; 6 ; Education and training in Canada: current issues.; I: Introduction; II: The current debate; III: Our reaction to the current debate; IV: Conclusion; 7 Policy conclusions; I: Introduction; II: Analysis of recent enrolment trends; III: Basic policy guidelines; IV: Specific policy recommendations; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY.
• Sommario/riassunto: This study uses a simple model of information gathering to generate policy recommendations concerning education in Ontario, especially at the post-secondary level.