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DOI: 10.1086/258724
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Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis

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“…Bourdieu (1986) used the term "social capital" to express ideas that foretold the current meaning of the term. Schultz (1961) and Becker (1962Becker ( , 1964, among other economists, articulated theories of "human" capital in the 1960s, paving the way to a broader understanding of "capital. "…”
Section: The Meaning Of Social Capital and Its Link To Collective Actmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bourdieu (1986) used the term "social capital" to express ideas that foretold the current meaning of the term. Schultz (1961) and Becker (1962Becker ( , 1964, among other economists, articulated theories of "human" capital in the 1960s, paving the way to a broader understanding of "capital. "…”
Section: The Meaning Of Social Capital and Its Link To Collective Actmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A escolaridade, vista como investimento em capital humano, pode afetar positivamente a probabilidade de o indivíduo encontrar um emprego e apresenta correlação positiva com a remuneração média do trabalhador. Becker (1975) afirma que investimentos em educação, escolarização, treinamentos e cursos são considerados investimentos em capital humano, pois aumentam o ganho do indivíduo ao longo da vida. Assim, o contínuo crescimento da renda per capita de muitos países durante o século XIX e XX se deu pela expansão do conhecimento científico e técnico que aumenta a produtividade do trabalho.…”
Section: Teoria Da Busca De Emprego E Do Investimento Em Capital Humanounclassified
“…The theory of human capital was incorporated in modern economic theory by Jacob Mincer, and "popularized" by Schultz (1960), Schultz (1961) and Becker (1962). According to Mincer (1958) investment in education should be seen as an economic decision.…”
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“…Regarding the level school choice Becker (1962) shows that it is an economic decision that weighs the costs and the benefits of the attained level of education. Therefore it has to take into account the remuneration evolution of an employee during the production cycle, the turnover between jobs, the large investment in education and the wage increases during the life cycle among the most educated workers.…”
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