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EDUCATION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS.

The article presents information on a theory concerning the distribution of earnings. This theory correlated investment in human capital with income distribution. According to this theory, the total earnings of any person after he has finished investing in human capital is equal to the sum of the re...

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Published in:American Economic Review Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 358 - 370
Main Authors: Becker, Gary S., Chiswick, Barry R.
Format: Article
Published: American Economic Association May66
Subjects:
Income distribution
Mathematical models of economics
Theory
Human capital
Supply-side economics
Education & economics
Intellectual capital
Demand function
Graphic methods
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