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Measuring Knowledge
Heckman, James J.; Zhou, Jin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Empirical studies in the economics of education, the measurement of skill gaps across demographic groups, and the …
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Measuring Human Capital
Abraham, Katharine G.; Mallatt, Justine - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
formal education. We review the existing literature on the measurement of human capital. Broadly speaking, economists have … proposed three approaches to the measurement of human capital--the indicator approach, the cost approach and the income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334355
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Consumption Risk and Human Capital Accumulation in India
Foster, Andrew D. - 2017
between risk and schooling investment in a low income setting. In contrast to previous literature, we explore the ex ante …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453672
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The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights
Doepke, Matthias - 2011
Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before economic development took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460985
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The Economics of Women's Rights
Tertilt, Michele; Doepke, Matthias; Montenbruck, Laura; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Two centuries ago, in most countries around the world, women were unable to vote, had no say over their own children or property, and could not obtain a divorce. Women have gradually gained rights in many areas of life, and this legal expansion has been closely intertwined with economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013462666
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Innovation and Human Capital Policy
Van Reenen, John - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
If innovation is to be subsidized, a natural place to start is to increase the quantity and quality of human capital …. Innovation, after all, begins with people. Simply stimulating the "demand side" through R&D subsidies and tax breaks may only … can both directly increase innovation and reduce its cost. This paper examines the evidence on human capital policies for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510591
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Health, Human Capital Formation and Knowledge Production : Two Centuries of International Evidence
Madsen, Jakob - 2012
Recent medical research shows that health is highly influential for learning and the ability to think laterally; however, past economic studies have failed to empirically examine the influence of health on learning, schooling, and ideas production; the main drivers of growth in endogenous growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460199
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Technology and the Demand for Skill : An Analysis of Within and Between Firm Differences
Abowd, John M. - 2007
We estimate the effects of technology investments on the demand for skilled workers using longitudinally integrated employer-employee data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program infrastructure files spanning two Economic Censuses (1992 and 1997). We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465611
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Evaluating the Gifted Program of an Urban School District using a Modified Regression Discontinuity Design
Davis, Billie - 2010
This paper examines the impact of a gifted program on retention in an urban school district using a regression discontinuity design. Gifted programs often employ IQ thresholds for admission, with those above the threshold being admitted. One common problem with the RD design arises if the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462242
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Risks to Human Capital
Ebrahimian, Mehran - 2020
investment in skill is always optimal, it does not take place in some states of the world, due to moral hazard. In other states … rate, and severe negative consequences for distribution of wealth and for welfare. When investment fails to take place, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479346