The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing
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Kenneth J. Arrow; The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing, The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 29, Issue 3, 1 June 1962, Pages 155–173, https://doi.or
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As employees accumulate experience with a task, their performance tends to increase (learning-by-doing).
“As employees accumulate experience with a task, their performance tends to increase-so-called learning-by-doing (Arrow 1962).”
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Learning in production entails much more than the standard 'learning by doing' of individual workers.
“These interdependent changes, constituting what we call here 'learning in production', entail much more than the standard 'learning by doing' of individual workers (Arrow, 1962).”
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- Authors
- Arrow, K. J.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Arrow, Kenneth J.
- Venue
- The Review of Economic Studies
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1962-06
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 155
- ISSN
- 0034-6527 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3122992687
- Cited by
- 7,202
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 29.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Review of Economic Studies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Theory and Institutions
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
- Keywords
- hands-on learning, economic implications, technological change, capital accumulation, human capital, economic growth
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