The Influence of Primary Market Growth on Human Capital Development: A Comparison of Regional and Individual Outcomes

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dc.contributor.advisorSouthworth, Caleb
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Jesse
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-10T14:59:21Z
dc.date.available2018-04-10T14:59:21Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-10
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to gauge the influence of local/regional labor market conditions on educational outcomes, using human capital and dual labor markets as guiding theories. To gain an understanding of how growth in multiple labor market tiers and various occupation types influence local human capital development as well as students’ decisions to invest in their own human capital; two modeling approaches are utilized. First, the association between local employment growth by labor market tier and aggregate human capital development is evaluated. Second, occupations found to significantly influence local human capital development are transferred to models gauging the educational attainment of individual respondents. Results indicate primary market employment growth has a positive impact on the number of county residents with a high school, Associate’s, and Bachelor’s degree. At the individual-level, primary market growth increased the likelihood of earning a high school and Associate’s degree but did not influence the odds of earning a Bachelor’s degree.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/23103
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectDual labor marketsen_US
dc.subjectEducational outcomesen_US
dc.subjectHuman capitalen_US
dc.subjectLabor marketen_US
dc.subjectQuantitativeen_US
dc.subjectWorken_US
dc.titleThe Influence of Primary Market Growth on Human Capital Development: A Comparison of Regional and Individual Outcomes
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Sociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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