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Human Capital Accumulation and Life-cycle Earning

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  • Bo Zhang

    (School of Economics, Peking University)

  • Zhixiang Zhang

    (China Economic and Management Academy, Central University of Finance and Economics)

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We investigate optimal time allocation between human capital accumulation and wage earning in dynamic settings. We present closed form solutions (modified MRAP) and find a remarkable difference between deterministic and stochastic exponential horizons. If death date is known, time during the early years is devoted to learning, then allocated between learning and working at a suitable constant ratio, then devoted solely to working until death; if death date is unknown, then, after an early-years period of pure learning, time is allocated between learning and working according to a suitable constant ratio forever.

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  • Bo Zhang & Zhixiang Zhang, 2019. "Human Capital Accumulation and Life-cycle Earning," Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF, vol. 20(2), pages 611-631, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cuf:journl:y:2019:v:20:i:2:zhangzhang
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    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • E10 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - General
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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