A microfoundation for increasing returns in human capital accumulation and the under-participation trap

European Economic Review

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1661-1681

  Booth, Alison L ^a,b   Coles, Melvyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IAE ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Education; Home production; Hours of work; Imperfect competition

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

EID: 34748815647     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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