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Service-sector wages: the importance of education


Abstract: A study of how education affects wages in the manufacturing and service sectors, concluding that higher levels of basic education are necessary in order for both displaced manufacturing workers and new labor-force entrants to compete in the rapidly growing service sector.

Keywords: Education; Service industries; Wages;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1988

Issue: Dec

Order Number: 2