Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis
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Education and health are key human capital variables.
“Education and health have been identified by scholars like Becker (1962Becker ( , 1964b)), Romer (1986Romer ( , 1990)), Lucas (1988), Rebelo (1991), Barro (1991Barro ( , 2001)), and Aghion and Howitt (1997) as key human capital variable.”
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- Authors
- Becker, G. S.
- Corresponding author
- Becker, Gary S.
- Venue
- Journal of Political Economy
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1962-10
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 5, Part 2
- Pages
- 9-49
- ISSN
- 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-534X
- OpenAlex
- W1971310904
- Cited by
- 8,063
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 29.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Political Economy (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 › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Education and Labor Relations
- Keywords
- human capital, human capital investment, returns to education, skill development, economic growth
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