Human Capital Through A Prospective Method: A Study For Latin America

Ths study aims to evaluate education as a component of human capital in comparison to other types of investments that relate to the formation of this stock. First, this study uses a nonparametric method known as prospective to estimate the value of human capital for a sample of ten Latin American co...

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Autores:
Laverde Rojas, Heruy
Gaitan, Mercedes
Lis Gutierrez, Jenny Paola
Viloria Silva, Amelec Jesus
Vega Riano, Pilar
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Repositorio:
REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/1903
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/11323/1903
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
Palabra clave:
Education
Human Capital
Latin-American
Long Run
Prospective Method
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openAccess
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Summary:Ths study aims to evaluate education as a component of human capital in comparison to other types of investments that relate to the formation of this stock. First, this study uses a nonparametric method known as prospective to estimate the value of human capital for a sample of ten Latin American countries from returns perspective. Then, through partial decompositions examines the contribution of education in the volumes of human capital. The results indicate positive effects of education that however tend to m out in the long run.