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Social security incentives and human capital investment
Igel Lau, Morten; Poutvaara, Panu - 2001
While the effect of social security systems on retirement decisions has received much attention, the impact of these systems on individuals incentives to invest in their human capital has not been analyzed. We integrate human capital investment and retirement decisions in a simple analytical...
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The economics of education in Adam Smith's "Wealth of nations"
Spalletti, Stefano - In: Journal of world economic research 3 (2014) 5, pp. 60-64
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Education, health and economic growth in African countries
Eggoh, Jude; Houeninvo, Hilaire; Sossou, Gilles-Armand - In: Journal of economic development 40 (2015) 1, pp. 93-111
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Is the return to education the same for everybody? : while a four-year college degree is financially beneficial for most people, it is not necessarily the best option for everyone
Webber, Douglas A. - 2014
lives. The return to education varies greatly by institutional quality, discipline, and individual characteristics …
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Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit wider society? : education benefits individuals, but the societal benefits are likely even greater
Winters, John V. - 2015
Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for locals with relatively little education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …
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Optimal policy for secondary education in developing countries
Dosmagambet, Yergali - 2015
dramatic augmentation of working population with vocational education relative to general education. This is consistent with … the recent literature, which argues that the ratio of vocational-to-general education tends to be higher in middle …-income countries. We explore an analytical approach to open up fresh insights into the composition of secondary education and prove the …
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What is the real effect of schooling on economic growth?
Kubík, Rudolf - In: Prague economic papers : a bimonthly journal of … 24 (2015) 2, pp. 125-135
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Impact of international remittances on schooling in the Philippines : does the relationship to the household head matter?
Fujii, Tomoki - In: Asian economic journal : journal of the East Asian … 29 (2015) 3, pp. 265-284
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What motivates entrepreneurial entry under economic inequality? : the role of human and financial capital
Oliveira, Emanuel Xavier de; Laplume, André O.; … - In: Human relations 68 (2015) 7, pp. 1183-1207
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