Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 3rd Edition
By Gary S. Becker.
Description
Human Capital is Becker's classic study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. Recipient of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Science, Gary S. Becker is a pioneer of applying economic analysis to human behavior in such areas as discrimination, marriage, family relations, and education. Becker's research on human capital was considered by the Nobel committee to be his most noteworthy contribution to economics.This expanded edition includes four new chapters, covering recent ideas about human capital, fertilit...
ISBN(s)
0226041204, 9780226041209
