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Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
American Journal of Sociology, 1988 There are two broad intellectual streams in the description and explanation of social action. One, characteristic of the work of most sociologists, sees the actor as socialized and action as governed by social norms, rules, and obligations. The principal virtues of this intellectual stream lie in its ability to describe action in social context and to ...
James S. Coleman
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SOCIAL CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL, AND FERTILITY [PDF]
Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2019 We develop an overlapping generations model to study how the interplay between social and human capital affects fertility. In a framework where families face a trade-off between the quantity and quality of children, we incorporate the assumption that social capital plays a key role in the accumulation of human capital. We show how the erosion of social
Coppier, Raffaella +2 more
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Human Capital and Sustainability [PDF]
Sustainability, 2011 A study of sustainability needs to consider the role of all forms of capital—natural, biological, social, technological, financial, cultural—and the complex ways in which they interact. All forms of capital derive their value, utility and application from human mental awareness, creativity and social innovation.
Ivo Šlaus, Garry Jacobs
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Human capital portfolios [PDF]
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2012 This paper assesses the trade-off between acquiring specialized skills targeted for a particular occupation and acquiring a package of skills that diversifies risk across occupations. Individual-level data on college credits across subjects and labor-market dynamics reveal that diversification generates higher income growth for individuals who switch ...
Pedro Silos, Eric Smith, Eric Smith
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Human Capital, Bankruptcy, and Capital Structure [PDF]
The Journal of Finance, 2008 ABSTRACTWe derive the optimal labor contract for a levered firm in an economy with perfectly competitive capital and labor markets. Employees become entrenched under this contract and so face large human costs of bankruptcy. The firm's optimal capital structure therefore depends on the trade‐off between these human costs and the tax benefits of debt ...
Josef Zechner +3 more
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Oxford Economic Papers, 2022 AbstractWe introduce the Human Development Index (HDI) in a growth model to show that if households cared about human capital, even if infinitesimally, then human capital would increase forever protecting economies indirectly. Here, human capital will have an additional positive effect on social welfare through the quality of individual health and ...
Bosi, Stefano +2 more
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Journal of Ovarian Research, 2020 Background Women with endometriosis and previous cystectomy may respond less well to gonadotropin stimulation, which results in fewer oocytes retrieved and poor pregnancy outcomes. Choosing an appropriate protocol for such populations is essential.
Feiyan Zhao +8 more
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The transfer of human capital [PDF]
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1995 Abstract Most of our productive knowledge was handed down to us by previous generations. The transfer of knowledge from the old to the young is therefore a cornerstone of productivity growth. We study this process in a model in which the old sell knowledge to the young — old agents train the young, and charge them for this service.
Boyan Jovanovic, Yaw Nyarko
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Human Capital Depreciation [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 Human capital can depreciate if skills are unused. But estimating human capital depreciation is challenging, as worker skills are difficult to measure and less productive workers are more likely to spend time in non-employment. We overcome these challenges with new administrative data on teachers’ assignments and their students’ outcomes, and quasi ...
Dinerstein, Michael +2 more
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AIDS Research and Therapy, 2020 Background A substantial number of persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Nigeria do not experience durable viral suppression on first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Nicaise Ndembi +15 more
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