Author : Rita Asplund
Publisher : Etla Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Human capital
ISBN :
Tiivistelmä.
Author : Joop Hartog
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2007-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1139464809
At a time when governments and policy-makers put so much emphasis on 'the knowledge economy' and the economic value of education, human capital theory has never been more important. However, research in this area is often very technical and therefore not easily accessible to those who wish to use it as a guide to policy formation. This book provides an interface between such research and its potential applications in government, education and business. Reporting on a major research initiative, new findings are presented in a non-technical way on three major themes: measuring the benefits from human capital, applications of the human capital model, and policy interventions. Aimed at academic researchers and professionals concerned with the problems and techniques of human capital theory, it will also be useful for graduate courses on the economics of education to complement standard textbooks.
Author : Claudia Goldin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0674037731
This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America the richest nation in the world. Its educational system had always been less elite than that of most European nations. By 1900 the U.S. had begun to educate its masses at the secondary level, not just in the primary schools that had remarkable success in the nineteenth century. The book argues that technological change, education, and inequality have been involved in a kind of race. During the first eight decades of the twentieth century, the increase of educated workers was higher than the demand for them. This had the effect of boosting income for most people and lowering inequality. However, the reverse has been true since about 1980. This educational slowdown was accompanied by rising inequality. The authors discuss the complex reasons for this, and what might be done to ameliorate it.
Author : Han Heijke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 17,69 MB
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429774664
First published in 1998, this collection of essays strongly advocates for increased flexibility in the Dutch labour market and questions current assumptions on the connections between education choices and ultimate employment outcomes. The volume responds to the glaring contradiction between the current mass unemployment in all European nations, both in urban and rural areas, affecting people of different levels of education (though primarily those of low-skills levels or ethnic backgrounds) and the idea that labour is the most important source of wealth. Its objective is to develop insights, ideas, and experiences concerning the possibilities for increasing the transparency of the labour market. The contributors recognise that the quality of labour has rapidly become the key factor in economic and social development.
Author : Charles J. Whalen
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This book honors Vernon Briggs's professional contributions. This book contains important discussions on issues of human resource economics, which is now often described as workforce development. This book offers much research information and policy analysis that can be used to develop what is needed for an active set of national human resource policies.
Author : Hui He
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 24,22 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 27,10 MB
Release : 2009-10
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN :
Author : Gary S. Becker
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN :
A diverse array of factors may influence both earnings and consumption; however, this work primarily focuses on the impact of investments in human capital upon an individual's potential earnings and psychic income. For this study, investments in human capital include such factors as educational level, on-the-job skills training, health care, migration, and consideration of issues regarding regional prices and income. Taking into account varying cultures and political regimes, the research indicates that economic earnings tend to be positively correlated to education and skill level. Additionally, studies indicate an inverse correlation between education and unemployment. Presents a theoretical overview of the types of human capital and the impact of investment in human capital on earnings and rates of return. Then utilizes empirical data and research to analyze the theoretical issues related to investment in human capital, specifically formal education. Considered are such issues as costs and returns of investments, and social and private gains of individuals. The research compares and contrasts these factors based upon both education and skill level. Areas of future research are identified, including further analysis of issues regarding social gains and differing levels of success across different regions and countries. (AKP).
Author : Shoshana Grossbard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 29,82 MB
Release : 2006-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 038729175X
This volume contains essays by or about Jacob Mincer who is a founding father of modern empirical labor economics. This personal collection not only examines Mincer’s research, it also assesses the impact of his work on the careers of several important economists and includes portions of Mincer’s correspondence with those scholars. Contributors to this volume include Gary Becker and James Heckman, each of whom is a Nobel Laureate and former Mincer collaborator.
Author : James J. Heckman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Equality
ISBN : 9780262582605
Two leading economists debate the effectiveness ofhuman capital policies in addressing widening U.S inequality.
