A Human Capital Model of the Effects of Ability and Family Background on Optimal Schooling Levels.

This paper develops a theoretical model of optimal schooling levels where ability and family background are the central explanatory variables. We derive schooling demand and supply functions based on individual wealth maximization. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 data, we strati...

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Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 721 - 739
Autores principales: Regan, Tracy L., Oaxaca, Ronald L., Burghardt, Galen
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell October 2007
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