Earnings functions: beyond human capital

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 1291-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joop Hartog
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Earnings Functions

scholarly journals Rates of Returns to Education and the Determinants of Earnings in Pakistan

1985 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 671-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahrukh Rafi Khan ◽  
Mohammad Irfan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Returns To Education ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Human Capital Formation ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Earnings Functions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Levels

This paper is a straightforward exercise in estimating earnings functions and computing the private rates of returns to different levels of education. The latter summarizes the incentives to the individual to invest in human capital formation, while the former helps in ascertaining the influence of both human and non human capital variables on the earnings of the individual. A few studies conducted in the past found the rates of returns to education in Pakistan not in conformity with those of the majority of the developing countries for which such estimates exist. The estimated rates were lower for all levels of education in Pakistan than in the developing world. Moreover, the computed rates of returns had a positive association with the level of education.

scholarly journals Earnings Functions in Pakistan's Urban Informal Sector: A 'Case Study

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (4II) ◽  
pp. 695-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abid Aman Burki ◽  
Qaisar ' Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Upward Mobility ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Earnings Functions ◽  
Urban Informal Sector

The informal sector is frequently attacked on the grounds that it offers very low earnings in very unfavourable and exploitative working conditions with no prospects for upward mobility for its participants. Since entry in this sector is not restricted, therefore, it is argued that a mushroom growth of labour supply takes place particularly at times when growth in the formal sector slows down [Richardson (1984)]. Therefore, earnings in this sector do not reflect variations in personal capabilities on account of human capital endowments. As a result, it is opined that workers in this sector face a flat age-earnings or experienceearnings profile because they are not rewarded for their schooling and accumulated experience with age. The unrestricted entry of labour may be the case in some sub-sectors of the informal sector where no specific skills are required. However, it cannot be generalized because there are many activities which require from theiT workers to have learned some sort of skills, thus creating barriers to entry. The existence of such barriers may explain higher earnings in these sub-sectors [Burki (1989); Burki and Ubaidullah (1990)].

Human Capital

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Rajaram
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital

Human Capital

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger P. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital

Human Capital and Global Business Strategy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Thomas ◽  
Richard R. Smith ◽  
Fermin Diez
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Global Business
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