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A metodologia neoclássica da teoria do capital humano: Uma análise sobre Theodore Schultz e Gary Becker

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  • Waleska de Fátima Monteiro

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The theory of human capital had as precursors: Theodore W. Schultz, considered the father of human capital, and Gary Becker has extended the approach, despite heavy criticism from economists of the time. Nobel economy, Schultz's work, focused on the agricultural economy, was concerned to understand the economics of being poor, and Becker, through research, was concerned with the social side checking investments in worker training, health, migration and especially in direct and indirect return to education. Both authors contributed differently to the theory of human capital, however interlaced form.

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  • Waleska de Fátima Monteiro, 2016. "A metodologia neoclássica da teoria do capital humano: Uma análise sobre Theodore Schultz e Gary Becker," REOESTE - Revista de Economia do Centro-Oeste, Nepec - Curso de Ciencias Economicas da Universidade Federal de Goias - FACE, vol. 2(1), pages 40-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:ufb:rpaper:v:2:y:2016:i:1:p:40-56
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    Keywords

    Human Capital; Education and Economic Growth;

    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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