2015
DOI: 10.1080/00128775.2015.1033263
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Specific and General Human Capital in an Endogenous Growth Model

Abstract: In this paper, we define specific (general) human capital in terms of the occupations whose use is spread in a limited (wide) set of industries. We analyze the growth impact of an economy's composition of specific and general human capital, in a model where education and R&D are costly and complementary activities. The model suggests that a declining share of specific human capital, as observed in the Czech Republic, can be associated with a lower rate of long run growth. We also discuss optimal educational po… Show more

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“…We obtain virtually the same figure when we weight observations using the number of hours worked in the reference week. Jerbashian et al (2015) use data from Czech Labor Force Survey (2007Q2) and from Jeong et al (2008) Note: This figure offers country-averaged value of the share of specific human capital. Employment weighted average value displays similar negative trend and percentage change over time.…”
Section: Tablesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…We obtain virtually the same figure when we weight observations using the number of hours worked in the reference week. Jerbashian et al (2015) use data from Czech Labor Force Survey (2007Q2) and from Jeong et al (2008) Note: This figure offers country-averaged value of the share of specific human capital. Employment weighted average value displays similar negative trend and percentage change over time.…”
Section: Tablesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our paper is also related to studies which horizontally differentiate among types of skills and examine the role of such differences for economic outcomes (e.g., Hanushek et al, 2011;Acemoglu and Autor, 2011;Jerbashian et al, 2015). It broadly relates to studies that examine the intra-and inter-temporal trade-offs between different types of human capital in environments with uncertainty, introduction of new technologies, or trade.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%