Human Capital Creation in an Economic Perspective

ISBN-13: 9783790808155 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 213 str.

R. Asplund; Rita Asplund

Opis

These essays address the important topic of human capital creation from an economic point of view. Among the crucial human capital-related topics covered are the complex interactions between schooling, learning and worker productivity, and individual earnings effects of investment in human capital.

Spis treści

1 Introduction and Summary.- 2 Schooling, Learning and Worker Productivity.- 3 Human Capital and Earnings in the Nordic Countries.- 4 The Impact of Family Background on the Returns on and Length of Schooling in Sweden.- 5 Regional and Occupational Wage Differences — Evidence from Workers in Norwegian Manufacturing Industries.- 6 Workplace Skill Accumulation and its Impact on Earnings and Labor Mobility: The U.S. Experience.- 7 Trends in Lifelong Learning in Europe.- 8 Continuing Education and Schumpeterian Competition: Elements for a Theoretical Framework.- 9 Education, Competence Development and Economic Growth — A Microeconomic Explanation to Macroeconomic Growth.- 10 Uncertainty, Multivalence and Growth.