scholarly journals Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Akresh ◽  
Emilie Bagby ◽  
Damien de Walque ◽  
Harounan Kazianga
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Human Capital Investment

scholarly journals Child Ability And Household Human Capital Investment Decisions In Burkina Faso

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harounan Kazianga ◽  
Emilie Bagby ◽  
Richard Akresh ◽  
Damien de Walque
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Human Capital Investment

Promotion Signaling and Human Capital Investments

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Waldman ◽  
Ori Zax
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Human Capital Investment ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Human Capital Investments ◽  
Asymmetric Learning ◽  
Specific Human Capital ◽  
Investment Choices

In a world characterized by asymmetric learning, promotions can serve as signals of worker ability, and this, in turn, can result in inefficient promotion decisions. If the labor market is competitive, the result will be practices that reduce this distortion. We explore how this logic affects human capital investment decisions. We show that, if commitment is possible, investments will be biased toward the accumulation of firm-specific human capital. We also consider what happens when commitment is not possible and show a number of results including that, if investment choices are not publicly observable, choices are frequently efficient. (JEL D82, J24, J31, M12, M51)

scholarly journals Labor Market Incentives to Stay in School

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith I. Stallmann ◽  
Thomas G. Johnson ◽  
Ari Mwachofi ◽  
Jan L. Flora
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Human Capital Investment ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Job Information ◽  
Job Opportunities

AbstractHuman capital theory suggests that job opportunities will create incentives for human capital investment. If job information does not flow freely, or if they prefer not to move, students will make investment decisions based upon local job markets. Communities with a high percentage of low-skill jobs which do not reward high school and higher education do not create incentives for students to finish high school or continue beyond high school. Data from Virginia support this hypothesis. Targeted job creation, and improved labor market information may create incentives for increased human capital investment in many rural communities.

Human Capital Investment for Adolescents: Barriers and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
pp. JFCP-19-00088
Author(s):  
A. Michelle Wright ◽  
Matthew M. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Human Capital Investment ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Financial Wellness ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Decision To Attend College

The decision to attend college is a question of human capital investment, yet resources to help practitioners frame human capital investment decisions remain elusive and few include the “gold standard” of finance: net present value (NPV). Can one discuss human capital investment with an average adolescent using a traditional NPV approach? Motivated by this question, we presented 10 barriers to maximizing education–career NPV (e.g., clarity of costs, immature adolescent brains, individual discount rates). We outline an iterative, research-based approach to education–career investment, including framing the conversation, calculating paired NPVs, and structuring the decision. This multistep framework leverages practitioner expertise to help adolescents consider important lifelong financial wellness implications of human capital investment.

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