Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model

In this article, we define specific (general) human capital in terms of the occupations whose use is spread in a limited (wide) set of industries. We analyze the growth impact of an economy's composition of specific and general human capital, in a model where education and research and developm...

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Autores: Jerbashian, Vahagn, Slobodyan, Sergey, Vourvachaki, Evangelia
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Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Recursos humans
Creixement econòmic
Política educativa
Human capital
Economic growth
Educational policy
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spelling Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth ModelJerbashian, VahagnSlobodyan, SergeyVourvachaki, EvangeliaRecursos humansCreixement econòmicPolítica educativaHuman capitalEconomic growthEducational policyIn this article, we define specific (general) human capital in terms of the occupations whose use is spread in a limited (wide) set of industries. We analyze the growth impact of an economy's composition of specific and general human capital, in a model where education and research and development are costly and complementary activities. The model suggests that a declining share of specific human capital, as observed in the Czech Republic, can be associated with a lower rate of long-term growth. We also discuss optimal educational policies in the presence of market frictions.Taylor and Francis2017201720152017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion38 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/110832Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/00128775.2015.1033263Eastern European Economics, 2015, vol. 53, num. 3, p. 167-204https://doi.org/10.1080/00128775.2015.1033263(c) Taylor and Francis, 2015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1108322026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
title Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
spellingShingle Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
Jerbashian, Vahagn
Recursos humans
Creixement econòmic
Política educativa
Human capital
Economic growth
Educational policy
title_short Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
title_full Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
title_fullStr Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
title_full_unstemmed Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
title_sort Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jerbashian, Vahagn
Slobodyan, Sergey
Vourvachaki, Evangelia
author Jerbashian, Vahagn
author_facet Jerbashian, Vahagn
Slobodyan, Sergey
Vourvachaki, Evangelia
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author2 Slobodyan, Sergey
Vourvachaki, Evangelia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Recursos humans
Creixement econòmic
Política educativa
Human capital
Economic growth
Educational policy
topic Recursos humans
Creixement econòmic
Política educativa
Human capital
Economic growth
Educational policy
description In this article, we define specific (general) human capital in terms of the occupations whose use is spread in a limited (wide) set of industries. We analyze the growth impact of an economy's composition of specific and general human capital, in a model where education and research and development are costly and complementary activities. The model suggests that a declining share of specific human capital, as observed in the Czech Republic, can be associated with a lower rate of long-term growth. We also discuss optimal educational policies in the presence of market frictions.
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Eastern European Economics, 2015, vol. 53, num. 3, p. 167-204
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