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WP n. 18 - The History of Manpower Forecasting in Modelling Labour Market

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  • Stefano Spalletti

    (Università di Macerata)

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The manpower forecasting approach (MFA) was one of the first attempts in educational planning purposes. Manpower planners attempted: 1) to calculate the demand for manpower classified by occupation; 2) to convert this classification of demand by occupation into demand by educational attainment; 3) to devise plans and policies aimed at equating projected demands and probable supplies. The paper recalls the basic principles of the MFA from the perspective of the history of the economic thought and attempts to clarify why there was a virtual failure in MFA during the 1960s.

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  • Stefano Spalletti, 2008. "WP n. 18 - The History of Manpower Forecasting in Modelling Labour Market," Working Papers wpaper18, Macerata University, Department of Studies on Economic Development (DiSSE), revised Jul 2008.
    • Handle: RePEc:mcr:wpaper:wpaper18
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    manpower planning; economic development; labour market;
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    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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