SPECIFICITY OF HUMAN CAPITAL: EVOLUTION AND VALUE OF THE CONCEPT
https://doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2014-5-117-120
Abstract
The paper examines the value of theconcept of general and specifi c human capital proposed by G. S. Becker, from the 1960’s to the present time, the direction of its evolution and trends of further development. The evolution of the conceptof general and specific human capital isaimed at his heterogeneity refl ection and directed towards the detailed approach,considering the job as a set of tasks andhuman capital as a set of required skillsfor these tasks and characterized by acertain type of specificity - industry, occupational and etc.
About the Author
Oksana V. Shulaeva
Moscow State University of Economics,Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Shulaeva O.V. SPECIFICITY OF HUMAN CAPITAL: EVOLUTION AND VALUE OF THE CONCEPT. Statistics and Economics. 2014;(5):117-120. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2014-5-117-120
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