On Scarlet Letters and Clean Slates: Criminal Records Policy in a Dynamic Model of Human Capital Accumulation and Criminal Behavior

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pantano
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
Criminal Records

scholarly journals NEXUS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR: A CASE STUDY OF PRISONS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Nouman Khaliq ◽  
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Muhammad Shabbir Chaudhary ◽  
Sadaf Mahmood ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
Educational Attainments ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Selection Of

The main objective of this research was to investigate the effect of intergenerational human capital accumulation on their criminal behavior if it existed. A multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of a sample of 400 respondents who have ever committed a crime and residing in district jails of Punjab, Pakistan. A well-designed interviewing schedule was used to collect information from these respondents. Descriptive analysis shows that majority of the respondents were young and married. Around one-fourth of the respondents were illiterate and about the same proportion had primary level education. The statistical analysis revealed that uneducated respondents had 40 percent more chances to commit the crime as compared to the educated ones. Thus, the set hypothesis that education is significantly affecting to discourage the criminal behavior in the society is upheld. Key Words: Intergenerational, Human capital accumulation, Criminal Behavior, Punjab, Crime, District Jails of Punjab

Human Capital Accumulation and Resource Abundance

2011 ◽  
pp. 66-77
Author(s):  
O. Vasilieva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
Resource Abundance ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Crowd Out

Does resource abundance positively affect human capital accumulation? Or, alternatively, does it «crowd out» the human capital leading to the deterioration of economic growth? The paper gives an overview of the relevant literature and discusses both theoretical and empirical results obtained regarding the connection between human capital accumulation and resource abundance. It shows that despite some theoretical predictions about the harmful effect of resource abundance on human capital accumulation, unambiguous evidence of such impact that would be robust with respect to the change of resource abundance parameter has not been obtained yet.

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