Duality in human capital accumulation and inequality in income distribution
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DOI: 10.1007/s40822-018-0110-8
Abstract: In view of the dualities in human capital and the inequality of income and wealth distribution that exist in general and, more conspicuously, in the third world, this paper puts forth a strategic choice model… read more here.
Keywords: capital accumulation; inequality income; human capital; capital ... See more keywords
Maternal human capital accumulation and children’s well-being
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DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2021.100406
Abstract: Abstract Research examining the intergenerational transmission of human capital is subject to two limitations. First, for the parental generation, most studies focus on formal education but fail to consider vocational training experience, which has more… read more here.
Keywords: capital accumulation; accumulation children; capital; maternal human ... See more keywords
Privatization of water supply and human capital accumulation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102132
Abstract: Abstract This study presents empirical evidence that a health improvement program—privatization of municipal water services—in Argentina during the 1990s has had a negative effect on long-term human capital accumulation. Exploiting variations across regions and cohorts,… read more here.
Keywords: water; capital accumulation; privatization; human capital ... See more keywords
Capital accumulation through studying abroad and return migration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2019.07.018
Abstract: This paper characterizes the interactions among studying abroad, return migration, and capital accumulation, in a two-country overlapping generations model with households of heterogeneous ability. The model exhibits positive selection of migration status (i.e., permanent, return,… read more here.
Keywords: capital accumulation; studying abroad; return migration; capital ... See more keywords
Human capital accumulation: Evidence from immigrants in low-income countries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2020.05.009
Abstract: Abstract This paper offers new evidence on the theory of human capital accumulation. The current findings in developed countries have documented that immigrants' earnings growth exceeds that of natives and that immigrants upgrade their occupations… read more here.
Keywords: capital; low income; immigrants low; human capital ... See more keywords
Fortifying futures: how older boomerangers in English multigenerational households boost resilience through social capital accumulation and distribution
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1612037
Abstract: Abstract Multigenerational households (MGHs) are the UK’s fastest growing household type. This paper critically explores the relative influence of ‘Generation X’ in shaping social capital accumulation and distribution strategies within English MGHs. We contend that… read more here.
Keywords: accumulation distribution; capital; older boomerangers; multigenerational households ... See more keywords
A real-business-cycle model with human capital accumulation: lessons for Bulgaria (1999-2018)
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DOI: 10.1080/17520843.2021.1937259
Abstract: We introduce human capital accumulation into a real-business-cycle setup. We calibrate the model to Bulgarian data for the period following the introduction of the currency board arrangement (1999–... read more here.
Keywords: capital accumulation; human capital; real business; business cycle ... See more keywords
Social Classes and Capital Accumulation in Recent Argentina: The 2008 Agrarian Conflict
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DOI: 10.1177/0094582x20988697
Abstract: In March 2008, the passage of a law to amend grain export taxes in Argentina led to a clash between rural organizations and the national administration. Given its characteristics and political consequences, this clash was… read more here.
Keywords: capital accumulation; social classes; capital; del ... See more keywords
Legal Wage Constraints and Capital Accumulation
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DOI: 10.15609/annaeconstat2009.129.0085
Abstract: This paper studies the ability of a fully competitive economy to recover from shocks in the long run in the presence of constraints involved by anti-discrimination rules by age, such as the requirement of ?equal… read more here.
Keywords: presence; legal wage; constraints capital; capital accumulation ... See more keywords