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Skill Obsolescence

Skill Obsolescence is a phenomenon in human capital theory where an individual's existing competencies depreciate in economic value due to technological change, shifts in industry practices, or institutional dynamics, thereby diminishing their alignment with current labor market demands.

74

Publications

8.3K

Citations

138

Authors

81

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

Variants

Skill Depreciation

Parents

Publications

74

Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century.

Dale Tomich, Harry Braverman · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1976 · 3K citations

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Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century

Carl J. Cuneo, Harry Braverman, James W. Rinehart · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1976 · 983 citations · Full text

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Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century.

Douglas F. Dowd, Harry Braverman · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1976 · 941 citations

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Earnings Dynamics, Changing Job Skills, and STEM Careers*

David Deming, Kadeem Noray · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2020 · 343 citations · Full text

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SKILLS MISMATCH: CONCEPTS, MEASUREMENT AND POLICY APPROACHES

Séamus McGuinness, Konstantinos Pouliakas, Paul Redmond · Journal of Economic Surveys · 2018 · 290 citations

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Authors

138

  1. SM
    Séamus McGuinness

    Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland

    4 publications · 360 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. KP
    Konstantinos Pouliakas

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 311 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. PR
    Paul Redmond

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 311 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. HB
    Harry Braverman

    3 publications · 4.9K citations

    3

    h-index

  5. SW
    Stephen Wood

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 199 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

81

  1. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    153 citations

  2. Economic and Social Research Institute

    Dublin, Ireland

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    660 citations

  3. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    389 citations

  4. European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    311 citations

  5. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    311 citations

  6. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    105 citations

  7. Trinity College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    600 citations

  8. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    218 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 4 publications · 79 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    3 publications · 4K citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Econstor (Econstor)

    Repository · 3 publications · 83 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Manpower

    IJM · 2 publications · 37 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 2 publications · 174 citations

    2

    h-index

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