Human capital : a theoretical and empirical analysis, with special reference to education / Gary S. Becker.
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
[1993]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- List of Tables
- List of Charts
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 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
- XI. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
- XII. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
- App. A. Sources and Methods
- App. B. Mathematical Discussion of Relation Between Age, Earnings, and Wealth
- Author Index
- Subject Index.