-earnings profile, consistent with lower initial investment in firm-specific training. Interestingly, the overall wage premium increases …

skills, such as adult literacy programs, or other types of education. This paper examines these issues for Ghana, by …

opportunity for faster human capital investment and earning growth. In addition, many country-of-origin acquired skills that are … investment and, using 1970-1990 census data, presents strong evidence of a systematic and important inverse relationship between … are not controlled for. The immigrant human capital investment model presented here explores general principles that may …

education is a risky investment. These results suggest a positive interaction between schooling and ability with respect to …

?s. The paper compares the predictions of the signaling and human capital models in response to an exogenous demand shock …

those providing training. Formal job training is a good investment for many firms and the economy, possibly yielding higher …

that are efficient in terms of investment goods, and a range of educations that are inefficient, and may be chosen for …