التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Do Modern Forms of Human Capital Matter in Primitive Economies? Comparative Evidence from Bolivia |
| المؤلفون: |
Godoy, R., Karlan, D.S, Rabindran, S., Huanca, T |
| المصدر: |
Economics of Education Review. Feb 2005 24(1):45-53. |
| الإتاحة: |
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| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
9 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
2005 |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
Journal Articles |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills, Income, Developed Nations, Correlation, Human Capital |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
Bolivia |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.econedurev.2003.11.008 |
| تدمد: |
0272-7757 |
| مستخلص: |
We examine the correlation between modern human capital and income among adult men in four foraging-horticultural societies of Bolivia. Despite their remote location, we find results similar to those found in developed nations. We find that: (a) education correlates with 4.5% higher overall income and with 5.9% higher wages and math skills correlates with 13.5% higher cash income, and (b) the positive correlation between education or math skills and income is higher among households closer to market towns. The high returns to modern human capital even in highly autarkic economies might explain why people in those societies reduce investments in the accumulation of traditional folk knowledge. |
| Abstractor: |
Author |
| Entry Date: |
2005 |
| رقم الأكسشن: |
EJ697530 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
ERIC |
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