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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Human Capital Formation"”.
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Essays on Human Capital Formation in Developing Countries
<p>Differences in human capital explain approximately one-half of the productivity variation across countries. Therefore, we need to understand drivers of human capital accumulation in order to design successful development policies. My dissertation studies formation and use of human capital with …
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Essays on the economics of human capital formation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Family Structure and Human Capital Formation in Jamaica
In the last 30 years the Jamaican government has invested substantially in education at the primary and secondary levels by providing a large number of inputs, including trained teachers. Still, many children are illiterate after completing primary school, and a large number of teenagers leave …
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Three Essays On Migration, Remittances And Human Capital Formation
… three topics related to migration and human capital formation in developing countries. The first essay attempts to determine the conditions under which exposure to international migration can have a positive effect on economic growth. Numerical simulations show that the lower the …
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The Role of Virginia Tech in Human Capital Formation
Virginia Tech contributes significantly to social and economic progress at the regional, state and national levels through its teaching, research and public service activities. The study is motivated by the current debate on the appropriate level of support for higher education in Virginia's …
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Three essays on agriculture, environment and human capital formation in India
… decisions during childhood that could drive human capital development in later life, and potential market failures that affect farmers' returns in rural agricultural markets. The setting for all three studies is India where indicators of health and human development remain low, particularly …
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Empirical Studies of Human Capital Formation: The Role of Family, Sibling, and Neighborhood
The formation of human capital is the main issue in this dissertation. More specifically, this dissertation discusses two alternative types of transferring human capital, in contrast to the transfer of human capital from parents to their children's education. These two types of transfer are sibling …
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Human capital formation : a study of the development of technical education and vocational training in two Asian Chinese newly industrialised economies
Hong Kong and Taiwan, similar to each other, have open economies, encourage foreign and multi-national investment and are dependent on externally oriented industries. To be able to find international markets,the two territories need to continue to improve efficiency and quality in production …
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Human capital, economic growth, and income distribution: Three essays on human capital
… with how and why an individual invests in human capital and how tax policy affects investment in human capital. We examine optimal investment in human capital and the effect of tax policy on human capital formation, and test several hypotheses derived from the theory using U.S. time-series …
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Essays on the Economics of Child Labor and Fertility
… financial and altruistic reasons. We focus on human capital formation and population growth as the determinants of economic development, and find that multiple steady-states can exist. In the first two chapters, the focus of the analysis is on the effects of fiscal interventions on both the …
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The Effects of International Remittances on Child Schooling in Ecuador
… are not having an important positive impact on human capital formation in Ecuador, when measured through the likelihood of school attendance.
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Micro-credit and household productivity : evidence from Bangladesh.
… productivity gains through skills transfer and human capital formation in addition to the provision of credit. The data come from two rounds of household surveys in rural Bangladesh conducted by the World Bank and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies to analyze the impact of three …
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Essays on Human Capital Investment
… dissertation contains a collection of essays on human capital formation and social service provision in the United States. The chapters evaluate three policies targeted to populations for whom the development and retention of skills is particularly critical—young adults, children, and the …
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Human Resource Development and Africa's Economic Growth: Perspectives for Policy Planning in Kenya
… the strength of the relationship between human resource development and economic growth. A dynamic perspective on the relationship between human capital and economic growth is explored on the case of economic priorities and education in Kenya. Areas of policy concern are discussed, ranging …
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The Economic Impacts of Migrant Maids in Malaysia
… side effect of hiring migrant maids may be that human capital formation is negatively influenced, since these foreign maids have lower education levels than the mothers of the children they are employed to look after. This is a feature in many households in Malaysia where the inputs into …
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Assessment of the factors associated with secondary school attendance and completion in South Africa: A demographic perspective
… complete secondary education, thereby inhibiting human capital formation. Optimising learners’ participation, progression, and the completion of educational training is a vital economic strategy. This study assesses the level of school attendance for upper-secondary school learners and school …
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Rimesse e sviluppo locale nel sistema migratorio del Golfo Persico
… temporary migration flows (trough physical and human capital accumulation) have for the labour exporting countries of the region. Since south-south migration flows are both temporary and skilled, the research points out that return migrants from the GCC can have a significant impact for the …
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Turning Rough Dreams into a Polished Reality? Investigating the Formation of Human Capital in Botswana’s Diamond Cutting and Polishing Industry
… sector. The research examines how efficiently human capital formation in Botswana’s diamond cutting and polishing industry is taking place in order to create downstream capabilities that can foster the industry’s competitiveness. This is done by examining the role of the education and …
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