Human Capital in the United States from 1975 to 2000
Patterns of Growth and Utilization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3311980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Solomon William Polachek (0000-0002-2976-3402), Robert Haveman, Robert H Haveman, Andrew Bershadker, Jonathan A Schwabish, Jonathan Schwabish (0000-0002-3992-6033) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 638 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4126700 |
| OpenAlex | W3125121315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
The roots of this manuscript go back over 20 years to the first published appearance of the Earnings Capacity (EC) indicator, which in turn grew out of an immense body of literature on human capital.The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate the importance and usefulness of EC in measuring the size and strength of the American economy.Ultimately, an economy is only as strong as the individuals that comprise it, and we suggest that the EC indicator is useful for measuring the human capital embodied in various segments of the population.We pay special attention to at-risk groups, including women with children and individuals with low education, in order to highlight the social and public policy relevance of the EC indicator.We hope our work will prove to be a useful tool for researchers and policymakers alike.We have drawn upon the aid and guidance of numerous people over the course of this project.The assistance of researchers at several federal government agencies was key in developing and understanding the methodology behind the indicators described in Chapter 2, including Robert Arnold
Business · Capital deepening · Capital formation · Capital intensity · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Financial capital · Geography · Human capital · Labour economics · Physical capital · Stock (firearms) · Economic Growth and Productivity · Finance
Investment in Human Capital
Schooling and Economic Well-Being
Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error
The Formation and Stocks of Total Capital
On-the-Job Training
The Production of Human Capital and the Life Cycle of Earnings
The Valuation of Human Capital
Labor as a Quasi-Fixed Factor
Returns to investment in education
Changes in Earnings Inequality
Are Your Wages Set in Beijing
Inequality, Income Growth, and Mobility
Factor Proportions and Relative Wages
Income Inequality and Trade
Institutional Changes and Rising Wage Inequality
Changes in Work Hours of Male Employees, 1940-1988
Trends in Market Work Behavior of Women Since 1940
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |