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Download full textCarnevale, Anthony P.; Desrochers, Donna M. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2002
While no one can predict the future, today's economic and demographic realities suggest the opportunities and challenges that will face America in the years to come. The U.S. economy has already undergone dramatic changes in the latter part of the twentieth century. The extension of product and labor markets has expanded global competition, and…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Human Capital, Role of Education, Economic Progress
Loprest, Pamela; Maag, Elaine – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2003
The early onset of disability (at birth through young adulthood) can affect a person's employment outcomes in myriad ways. In addition to the direct effect of disability on employment, early onset of disability likely affects the acquisition of education and job skills (human capital). This reduced "investment" in human capital in turn may reduce…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Disabilities, Probability, Job Skills
