scholarly journals Screening and Human Capital Theory: An Empirical Test

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 817-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Rohling
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Canadian Survey

This paper uses the Wiles test in an attempt to distinguish between the Human Capital and Screening theories on the role of higher education. Regressions on Canadian survey data reveal support for Human Capital theory at the expense of Screening theory.

Human Capital Theory and Internal Migration: Do Average Outcomes Distort Our View of Migrant Motives?

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Korpi ◽  
William A.V. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Internal Migration ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory

By modelling the distribution of percentage income gains for movers in Sweden, using multinomial logistic regression, this paper shows that those receiving large pecuniary returns from migration are primarily those moving to the larger metropolitan areas and those with higher education, and that there is much more variability in income gains than what is often assumed in models of average gains to migration. This suggests that human capital models of internal migration often overemphasize the job and income motive for moving, and fail to explore where and when human capital motivated migration occurs.

scholarly journals Attityder till innehåll och delaktighet i val av läroböcker i undervisning i svenska för invandrare: Den pedagogiska och didaktiska betydelsen av flyktingars utbildning och yrkesbakgrund

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Monica Reichenberg
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Length Of Residence ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Homogenous Group ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Students Attitudes

De senaste åren har fler flyktingar än någonsin anlänt till Skandinavien. De flyktingar som kommit är inte någon homogen grupp. Medan en del av dem är högutbildade kan andra vara analfabeter. Det övergripande syftet med denna studie är att undersöka relationen mellan humankapital (ålder, tid i Sverige, utbildning) och vuxna flyktingars attityder till innehåll i läroböcker och deras möjligheter att påverka val av läroböcker. I studien ingår 186 vuxna personer som fått fylla i en enkät. Studien ger stöd åt humankapitalteorin, dvs. antalet utbildningsår har betydelse för elevernas attityder till (a) delaktighet vid val av läroböcker och (b) innehållet i läroböcker. Däremot har varken ålder eller tid i Sverige betydelse. Vidare fanns det en relation (om än osäker) mellan socioekonomisk klass och attityder till delaktighet, där en skillnad i medelvärden mellan elever med bakgrund i övre medelklassyrken skilde sig jämfört med elever med bakgrund i arbetarklassyrken.Resultaten har en tydlig didaktisk och pedagogisk signifikans. Teoretiskt bidrar resultaten till att bekräfta den växande forskningen om betydelsen av humankapitalfaktorer vid studiet av vuxna flyktingars lärande och integration.Nyckelord: immigration, attityder, delaktighet, läroböcker, humankapital, innehållAbstractThe Scandinavian countries currently face their largest ever influx of refugees. These refugees are far from a homogenous group. Some are highly educated whereas some are illiterate. The purpose of this study was to investigate how human capital (age, length of residence in Sweden, years of education) is associated with adult refugees’ attitudes to the contents of Swedish language textbooks and their possibilities to influence which textbooks might be used in their language training programme.Using survey data collected from 186 adult refugees. The study lends support to human capital theory. Years of education had a relationship with the refugees’ attitudes to possibilities for selecting textbooks based on the content of the textbook (i.e. “childish” or “boring”). Age and length of stay of residence in Sweden had no relationship with the refugees’ attitudes.Theoretically, the results contribute to support the increasing research about the significance of human capital theory when studying refugees´ learning and integration. The results also have didactic and pedagogical implications as the study contributes to showing how education and socioeconomic class had relationship with students’ attitudes towards textbooks.Keywords: immigration, attitudes, participation, human capital, textbooks, content

scholarly journals Does Human Capital Theory Account For Individual Higher Education Choice?

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Economic ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Local Evidence ◽  
Students Attitudes

South African higher education policy evidently assumes a human capital interpretation of the value of higher education. However, not much local evidence has been provided to support the human capital view that individuals enroll in higher education primarily on the basis of future earnings they expect to flow from such investments. This paper suggests that one reason for this circumstance is that neoclassical economic epistemology, human capital theory’s philosophical paradigm, cannot deal comfortably in the currency of expectations. The paper argues that individual choice can be understood only on the variable ground of human expectations, perceptions and beliefs. Such terrain is, however, not ideally suited to neoclassical economic analysis, so traditional human capital theory relies on improbable assumptions about human behaviour to model educational choice. The discussion proposes that it is not necessary to employ a neoclassical analytical framework to demonstrate that individuals’ enrolment decisions may be sensitive to their anticipated returns to higher education investments. This case study, within a qualitative research design and using principal components analysis of a purposive sample of Durban University of Technology first year students’ attitudes and perceptions relating to higher education, sought to establish whether their expected returns to higher education investments are significantly associated with their enrolment choices. Using binomial logistic regression analysis, respondents’ anticipated private rates of return were shown to be a significant consideration in respect of their higher education choices. This finding, the product of qualitative analysis, affirms the human capital theory proposition that individuals regard higher education as an investment, that is, as a risk versus return prospect.

scholarly journals Do students take the predictions of human capital theory into account? An analysis of motives behind further studies in higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-84
Author(s):  
Hajnalka Fényes ◽  
Márta Mohácsi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Wage Premium ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn this paper, we seek to answer the research question as to whether students take into account the predictions of human capital theory (namely the higher wages associated with further studies) in their decision to participate in higher education. Our alternative research question is whether students can be described by Bourdieu's theory on capital conversion, that is, whether they aim to accumulate cultural and social capital during their studies, which can also be profitable for them in the future. Our research method is quantitative: we use cluster analysis to examine the motives behind further studies and employ cross tabulation and variance analysis to reveal the relationship between clusters and social background variables. We find that the wage premium associated with further studies is not the most important motive among students; it holds only minor importance even for those from a disadvantaged social background. The results suggest that students in secondary schools, especially talented but underprivileged ones, should be motivated to enter higher education by informing them about the potential wage premium they can attain if they study further. Importantly, we also find that underprivileged students may be unaware of the fact that higher education is an efficient mechanism to accumulate social and cultural capital, which then can be converted into economic capital.

scholarly journals The Role of Investment in Human Capital: Evolution Between Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Babacar NDIAYE
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Human Capital Investment ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Long Time

It has been acknowledged for a long time that labour factor quality plays a significant role in the process of economic growth. The human capital theory that gained prominence notably with the works of Schultz (1961) and Becker (1964) underline that the knowledge gained by people is crucial to society, for education is an investment and a tool for improving productivity. The objective of this paper is to propose, in the neoclassical vision, a critical analysis of the developments and controversies surrounding human capital investment

scholarly journals Why recruit temporary sponsored skilled migrants? A human capital theory analysis of employer motivations in Australia

2020 ◽  
pp. 031289621989506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris F Wright ◽  
Andreea Constantin
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Worker Productivity ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Capital Theory

This article uses human capital theory to analyse employer motivations for recruiting skilled migrants on temporary sponsored visas, a group receiving limited attention within human resource management (HRM) scholarship despite being an increasingly important part of the workforce in many organisations and countries. We address this gap through a survey analysis of 1602 employer respondents who sponsored temporary skilled visa holders in Australia. The findings indicate that cost-effectiveness as a motivator for recruitment decisions can be achieved not only through HRM strategies to maximise worker productivity, as human capital theories emphasise, but also by identifying groups of workers perceived as harder working than other groups. The findings also draw attention to the role of government policy in this identification process, specifically visa regulations constraining the mobility of temporary sponsored skilled migrants, which allows employers to utilise these workers’ human capital effectively. JEL Classification: J61, M12, M51, O15

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