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Early Human Capital Accumulation and Decentralization [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Decentralization is a centerpiece in Cameroonian's government institutions' design. This chapter elaborates a simple hierarchy model for the analysis of the effects of power devolution. The model predicts overall positive effects of decentralization with larger effects when the local authority processes useful information on how to better allocate the ...
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Measuring human capital in education [PDF]
Operations Research and Decisions, 2011 OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND DECISIONS; ISSN 2081 ...
Walukiewicz, Stanisław +1 more
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Differences by union status in health and mortality at older ages: Results for 16 European countries
Demographic Research, 2016 Background: Married people live longer than the unmarried; micro-level research indicates that they enjoy better health. Macro-level research does not combine mortality, marital status, and health.
Dimiter Philipov, Sergei Scherbov
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Equilibrium existence in a discrete-time endogenous growth model with physical and human capital [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 This paper studies a discrete-time version of the Lucas-Uzawa endogenous growth model with physical and human capital in the presence of externalities. Existence of an optimal equilibrium is proved using tools from dynamic programming with bounded or unbounded returns.
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Applying Six Sigma methodology to improve performance in organizations [PDF]
International Journal of Human Capital in Urban ManagementBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The six sigma is a common methodology that has applied successfully in many organizations leading to sustainable performance improvements in products and services.
K. Fahimi, M. Amirabadi
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Human Capital and Economic Development [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2002 Abstract This paper develops a general equilibrium model of fertility and human capital investment with young adult mortality. Because young adult mortality is negatively related to average young adult human capital, human capital accumulation lowers mortality, inducing demographic transition and industrial revolution.
Robert Tamura, Robert Tamura
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Varieties of Capitalism and Investments in Human Capital [PDF]
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2007 This paper explores the relationship between national institutional archetypes and investments in training and development. A recent trend within the literature on comparative capitalism has been to explore the nature and extent of heterogeneity within the coordinated market economies (CMEs) of Europe.
Chris Brewster +3 more
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Network effects in a human capital based economic growth model [PDF]
, 2008 We revisit a recently introduced agent model[ACS {\bf 11}, 99 (2008)], where economic growth is a consequence of education (human capital formation) and innovation, and investigate the influence of the agents' social network, both on an agent's decision to pursue education and on the output of new ideas. Regular and random networks are considered.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023 Background Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare disorder resulting from a deficient secretion of the episodic gonadotropin-releasing hormone, leading to delayed or absent puberty and infertility.
Yu Liang +5 more
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Human Capital in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping of Reconceptualized Human Aspect Studies [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 The human capital invested into software development plays a vital role in the success of any software project. By human capital, we do not mean the individuals themselves, but involves the range of knowledge and skills (i.e., human aspects) invested to create value during development.
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