Why today's high-school-educated males earn less than their fathers did: the problem and an assessment of responses

摘要: Since 1972, high-school-educated males have experienced a dramatic decrease in labor market earnings, making them the first generation since World War II to experience lower standard of living than their fathers. In this article, Richard Murnane and Frank Levy examine downward trend citing shift job opportunities from manufacturing service sector technological changes within workplace as contributing factors income decline. final section authors provide an analysis recent educational policy initiatives aimed at improving U.S. education increasing skill level new workers. They offer framework questions that challenges design implementation these points critical issues must be considered if are improve earnings prospects males.