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Gender and Age as Determinants of Expected Rate of Return on Human Capital

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  • Kurek Bartosz

    (Cracow University of Economics, College of Management Sciences and Quality, Institute of Management, Department of Accounting, Rakowicka 27, 31-510Cracow, Poland)

  • Górowski Ireneusz

    (Cracow University of Economics, College of Management Sciences and Quality, Institute of Management, Department of Accounting, Rakowicka 27, 31-510Cracow, Poland)

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Purpose: The aim of the article is to examine the selected determinants of the expected rate of return on human capital.

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  • Kurek Bartosz & Górowski Ireneusz, 2020. "Gender and Age as Determinants of Expected Rate of Return on Human Capital," Journal of Management and Business Administration. Central Europe, Sciendo, vol. 28(4), pages 30-50, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:jmbace:v:28:y:2020:i:4:p:30-50:n:4
    DOI: 10.7206/cemj.2658-0845.33
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    Keywords

    salary expectations; gender; tertiary education; human capital; return on human capital;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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