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Human capital: a theoretical and empirical analysis, with special reference to education/ Gary S. Becker

By: Becker, Gary SMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxii, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780226041209Subject(s): Education--Economic aspects | Human capital | Vocational guidance | Manpower policy | Income distributionDDC classification: 331.11

Contents:

I. Introduction to the Second Edition -- II. Human Capital Revisited -- III. Investment in Human Capital: Effects on Earnings -- IV. Investment in Human Capital: Rates of Return -- V. Rates of Return from College Education -- VI. Underinvestment in College Education? -- VII. Rates of Return from High School Education and Trends Over Time -- VIII. Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital -- IX. Summary and Conclusions -- X. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families / Gary S. Becker and Nigel Tomes -- XI. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge / Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy -- XII. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth / Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert Tamura -- App. A. Sources and Methods -- App. B. Mathematical Discussion of Relation Between Age, Earnings, and Wealth.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	331.11 BEC/H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P07553

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I. Introduction to the Second Edition --
II. Human Capital Revisited --
III. Investment in Human Capital: Effects on Earnings --
IV. Investment in Human Capital: Rates of Return --
V. Rates of Return from College Education --
VI. Underinvestment in College Education? --
VII. Rates of Return from High School Education and Trends Over Time --
VIII. Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital --
IX. Summary and Conclusions --
X. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families / Gary S. Becker and Nigel Tomes --
XI. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge / Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy --
XII. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth / Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert Tamura --
App. A. Sources and Methods --
App. B. Mathematical Discussion of Relation Between Age, Earnings, and Wealth.

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