At a time when governments and policy-makers put so much emphasis on 'the knowledge economy' and the economic value of education, human capital theory has never been more important. However, research in this area is often very technical and therefore not easily accessible to those who wish...

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Other Authors:	Hartog, Joop (Editor), Maassen van den Brink, Henriëtte (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
Subjects:	Human capital Humankapitaltheorie Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	At a time when governments and policy-makers put so much emphasis on 'the knowledge economy' and the economic value of education, human capital theory has never been more important. However, research in this area is often very technical and therefore not easily accessible to those who wish to use it as a guide to policy formation. This book provides an interface between such research and its potential applications in government, education and business. Reporting on a major research initiative, new findings are presented in a non-technical way on three major themes: measuring the benefits from human capital, applications of the human capital model, and policy interventions. Aimed at academic researchers and professionals concerned with the problems and techniques of human capital theory, it will also be useful for graduate courses on the economics of education to complement standard textbooks
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 247 pages)
ISBN:	9780511493416
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511493416