01850cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001690 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451855494 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Luzio, Rodolfo. Returns to Human Capital and Investment in New Technology / Rodolfo Luzio, Steven Dunaway, Martin Kaufman. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents a simple framework that illustrates the link between skill-based wage differentiation and human capital acquisition given skill-biased technical progress. The analysis points to the economic costs resulting from labor market and income redistribution policies that prevent the skill premium from playing its role in fostering human capital accumulation and the adoption of new technologies. The study compares key economic indicators among Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Differences in wage differen-tiation and investment in new technologies among these countries could be related to policies affecting labor markets; such practices may reflect social choices. Mode of access: Internet Dunaway, Steven. Kaufman, Martin. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/133 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/133/001.2001.issue-133-en.xml IMF e-Library