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HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY PRIVATE EMPLOYERS IN BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AS MEASURED A one standard deviation (0.28) increase in the choice index corresponds with a reduction in mean scores of only about four points, about one-eighth of an MSA-level standard deviation. Moreover, in some alternative specifications not reported here, the coefficient estimate is statistically insignificant, though still negative. | INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs print bleedthrough substandard margins and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages these will be noted. Also if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials e.g. maps drawings charts are reproduced by sectioning the original beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographtcaHy in this copy. Higher quality 6 X 9 black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. ProQuest Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor Ml 48106-1346 USA 800-521-0600 UMI The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School Department of Adult Education Instructional Systems and Workforce Education and Development HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY PRIVATE EMPLOYERS IN BLAIR COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AS MEASURED BY TRAINING PRACTICES A Thesis in Workforce Education and Development by William Curley 2001 William Curley Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy December .