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Education and Human Capital

In: An Economist’s Guide to Economic History

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  • Sascha O. Becker

    (University of Warwick)

Abstract

In modern economies, more educated people typically earn more, live healthier lives, are less likely to be divorced, are more future-oriented, less likely to have children while teenagers and less likely to be ever arrested. This chapter discusses some of the drivers of education, its relationship to culture and virtues, as well as its impact on demography and economic development. Economic history is presented by its author as a means of answering the question of causality.

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  • Sascha O. Becker, 2018. "Education and Human Capital," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin (ed.), An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, chapter 15, pages 121-131, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-319-96568-0_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_15
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    1. María Paola Sevilla & Mauricio Farías & Daniela Luengo-Aravena, 2021. "Patterns and Persistence of Educational Mismatch: A Trajectory Approach Using Chilean Panel Data," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-24, September.
    2. Gagliardi, Nicola & Grinza, Elena & Rycx, François, 2021. "Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? New Evidence on the Impact of Tenure on Productivity," IZA Discussion Papers 14432, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Nurul Naziha Zuhir & Ehsan Fansuree Surin & Hardy Loh Rahim, 2019. "Human Capital, Self-Efficacy and Firm Performance: A Study of Bumiputera SMEs in Malaysia," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(6), pages 218-231, October.
    4. Salem , Ali Asghar & Bayat , Neda, 2018. "Factors Influencing Poverty in Iran Using a Multilevel Approach," Journal of Money and Economy, Monetary and Banking Research Institute, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vol. 13(1), pages 81-106, January.
    5. Mkondiwa, M., 2018. "Is wealth found in the soil or brain? Investing in farm people in Malawi," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 275914, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    6. Pedro Oliveira & Jana Turčínková, 2019. "Human Capital, Innovation and Internationalization of Micro and Small Enterprises in Rural Territory - a Case Study," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 67(2), pages 545-563.
    7. Qi, Haodong & Irastorza, Nahikari & Emilsson, Henrik & Bevelander, Pieter, 2019. "Does Integration Policy Integrate? The Employment Effects of Sweden's 2010 Reform of the Introduction Program," IZA Discussion Papers 12594, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Inekwe, John & Ivanovski, Kris & Smyth, Russell, 2023. "Human capital and energy consumption: Six centuries of evidence from the United Kingdom," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).

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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative

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