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Human capital

The unique capabilities and expertise of individuals.
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Human Capital

The measure of the output an employee with a certain skill set is able to make. The concept of human capital was developed in the 1960s and is founded on the idea that hard work, education, and skill development all lead to more output. As a result, companies are encouraged to invest in human capital through various means such as education and bonuses for exceptionally good work, among others.
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human capital

the notion that human capabilities may be developed along the same lines as other forms of capital (e.g. PHYSICAL CAPITAL). Education and TRAINING are key elements of the human capital perpective. An economic perspective is typically applied to the analysis of human capital, and it is suggested that there are costs and returns to investments in human capital.
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human capital

the body of human knowledge that contributes ‘know-how’ to productive activity. The knowledge base of a nation is added to by research and disseminated by teaching through general education and vocational training. INVESTMENT in human capital results in new, technically improved, products and production processes that improve ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, and it can be as significant as physical CAPITAL in promoting ECONOMIC GROWTH. See ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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Human capital theory assumes that education and training increase knowledge, skills, and productivities, and that individuals receive rewards of enhanced earnings for productivity in the labor market.
Extended Education in Korea from the Perspective of the Economics of Education
Brown (2015) observed the implications of human capital theory for higher education are evident in: "Rising tuition rates, declining state support, the rise of for-profit and online education, the remaking of universities through corporate "best practices," and a growing business culture of "competence" in place of "certificates" have cast the ivory tower" (22).
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decreases the percentages of poverty among Mexican migrants significantly overall, with respect to those percentages of poverty in Mexico, as expected by Human Capital Theory, which hypothesizes that investments in migration increase the likelihood of finding a job that provides higher earnings and therefore decrease the likelihood of falling into poverty, these percentages also indicate a split among documented and undocumented Mexican immigrants in the U.S., the latter being more affected by poverty than the former.
Citizenship, language, education and poverty among Mexican migrants in Chicago/Ciudadania, idioma, educacion y pobreza entre los migrantes mexicanos en Chicago
In line with human capital theory, an investment period with lower earnings is followed by a period with higher earnings.
Human capital, formal qualifications, and income of elite sport coaches
The early studies by Mincer (1958, 1974) and Becker (1964) were significant contributions to the human capital theory. The work by Mincer (1958) showed that training and skills positively influenced the incomes of workers.
Wage-differentials in India's construction industry
One important feature of human capital theory is its distinction between specific and general or generic skills.
PhD-educated employees and the development of generic skills
According to Olaniyan and Okemakinde (2008), one major problem in the application of the human capital theory is its failure to account for a growing gap between the level of knowledge gained and knowledge applied through a matching job.
Why do Female Graduates have Low Entry Rate in the Job Market?
These results provide support to the human capital theory explanation according to which education develops capabilities that increase worker's productivity.
Educational mismatch and employment contracts: a labour productivity analysis
The book also compares human capital theory within economics with the theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence of psychology and implies the possibility of creating a new interdisciplinary theory based on both.
Grounding social science in cognitive sciences by Ron Sun
The next section briefly draws on arguments made by human capital theory and labour market segmentation theory, and summarises the recent work carried out on Chinese ethnic-based labour market outcomes and disparities.
Chinese minority income disparity in Urumqi: an analysis of Han-Ugyhur labour market outcomes in the formal and informal economies
I use New Zealand as a case study of a neoliberal economic theory, Human Capital Theory (HCT), and the growing alliance with early childhood education (ECE).
A trinity of saviours--parent, teacher and child: Human Capital Theory and early childhood education in New Zealand
The model developed in this paper draws on human capital theory to explain how newly founded business ventures achieve long-term growth and reduce their chances of failure.
The effects of general and specific human capital on long-term growth and failure of newly founded businesses

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