In this paper we assess the importance of heterogeneity and selectivefertility in altering estimates and interpretations of the determinants ofthe human capital of children. We set out a sequential model of humancapital investments in children incorporating endogenous fertility andheterogeneity...

An overlapping generational model of educational investment in a duallabor markets is presented in which education serves both as ascreening device and as investment in human capital. Labor marketdualism arises not only via the conventional technology (productivity)differential between a primary...

An integrated approach for estimating the stock of human capital in the United States isdeveloped which eliminates well known problems associated with both the cost and income basedmethods currently in use. Historical information on the cost of the educational investment madein base entrants...

Since the seminal work of Adam Smith, markets have been considered an efficienttool for co-ordinating the behaviour of economic agents. The basic characteristicof a market economy is that the complex system of interaction amongindividuals is not centrally coordinated. Under the assumption of...

O objetivo do trabalho é analisar e avaliar as formas de recrutar e selecionar pessoas,visto que os recursos humanos são fatores importantíssimos para o funcionamento dequalquer organização. Esse estudo de caso foi feito em duas agroindústrias verificandoo seu processo de recrutamento e...

O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar o processo de desconcentração e interiorização da economia do estado do rio de Janeiro na última década, mais especificamente o período de 1996 a 2005. Com o uso do modelo estrutural diferencial, fez-se uma análise da evolução do pessoal ocupado nas...

We use a panel dataset of UK workers to look for evidence of compensating wage differentials for workplace risk. Risk data are available at the four-digit industry level or at the three-digit occupation level. We discuss various econometric problems associated with the hedonic wage approach,...

Several previous researches have confirmed the hypothesis of ethnostratification, which holds that the labour market is divided into different ethnic layers. While people of a European origin are over-represented in the top layers (the primary market), people with non-European roots and/or...

The problems about diversity concern various themes. We will show that the economic theory can contribute by itself to the debate in progress. It could seem paradoxical, but what is called the “dismal science” can serve to attenuate some pessimistic attitudes, putting in prominence a...

The standard empirical analysis of immigration, based on a simple labor demand and labor supply framework, has emphasized the negative impact of foreign born workers on the average wage of U.S.-born workers (particularly of those without a high school degree). A precise assessment of the average...