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May 1998
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What should be our human capital investment policy?
Type: Journal Articles
Authors: James Heckman
ISSN: Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 103-119
JEL classification: J24, I28, H40

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This paper considers the magnitude of the human capital investment required to offset the increase in the inequality in labour earnings in the US economy since 1979. It considers the ineffectiveness of government training policies, the effectiveness of private sector training and the conflict between economic efficiency and the work ethic. It also considers revisions of the tax code. The importance of the distinction between the long view and the short view in analysing human resource policies is emphasised.

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