The Theory of Human Capital Revisited : On The Interaction of General and Specific Investments  

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Kessler, Anke S. ; Lulfesmann, Christoph

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 116 no. 514 (2006), page 903-923.
Topik: HUMAN CAPITAL; human capital; investments
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Human capital theory distinguishes between training in general - usage and firm - specific skills. argues that employers will only invest in specific training, not general training, when labour markets are competitive. The article reconsiders Becker's theory. Using essentially his framework, we show that there exists an incentive complementarity between employer - sponsored general and specific training : the possibility to provide specific training leads the employer to invest in general human capital. Conversely, the latter reduces the hold - up problem that arises with firm - specific training. We also consider the desirability of institutionalised training programmes and the virtues of breach penalties, and discuss some empirical facts that could be explained by the theory.

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