Definition of human capital
Becker, G.S., 1992. Human capital and the economy. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 136(1), pp.85-92.
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Parental investment
Becker, G.S. and Tomes, N., 1986. Human capital and the rise and fall of families. Journal of Labor Economics, 4(3, Part 2), pp.S1-S39.
Becker, G.S., Kominers, S.D., Murphy, K.M. and Spenkuch, J.L., 2018. A theory of intergenerational mobility. Journal of Political Economy, 126(S1), pp.S7-S25.
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Family technology
Becker, G.S. and Tomes, N., 1986. Human capital and the rise and fall of families. Journal of Labor Economics, 4(3, Part 2), pp.S1-S39.
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Nature versus Nurture
Becker, G.S. and Tomes, N., 1986. Human capital and the rise and fall of families. Journal of Labor Economics, 4(3, Part 2), pp.S1-S39.
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Old age
Becker, G.S., Murphy, K.M. and Spenkuch, J.L., 2016. The manipulation of children’s preferences, old-age support, and investment in children’s human capital. Journal of Labor Economics, 34(S2), pp.S3-S30.
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Adulthood
Becker, G.S., 1962. Investment in human capital: A theoretical analysis. Journal of Political Economy, 70(5, Part 2), pp.9-49.
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Health
Becker, G.S., 2007. Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions. Oxford economic papers, 59(3), pp.379-410.
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Marriage
Becker, G.S., 1965. A Theory of the Allocation of Time. The Economic Journal, pp.493-517.
Becker, G.S., 1973. A theory of marriage: Part I. Journal of Political economy, 81(4), pp.813-846.
Becker, G.S. 1996. Spouses and Beggars: Love and Sympathy, in Accounting for Tastes, Ch. 12.
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Fertility
Becker, G.S. and Lewis, H.G., 1973. On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children. Journal of Political Economy, 81(2, Part 2), pp.S279-S288.
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Tastes
Stigler, G.J. and Becker, G.S., 1977. De gustibus non est disputandum. The American Economic Review, 67(2), pp.76-90.
Becker, G.S. and Mulligan, C.B., 1997. The endogenous determination of time preference. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 112(3), pp.729-758.
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Specialization
Becker, G.S., 1985. Human capital, effort, and the sexual division of labor. Journal of Labor Economics, 3(1, Part 2), pp.S33-S58.
Becker, G.S. and Murphy, K.M., 1992. The division of labor, coordination costs, and knowledge. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 107(4), pp.1137-1160.
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Economic growth
Becker, G.S., Murphy, K.M. and Tamura, R., 1990. Human capital, fertility, and economic growth. Journal of Political Economy, 98(5, Part 2), pp.S12-S37.
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What's next?
Rayo, L. and Becker, G.S., 2007. Habits, peers, and happiness: an evolutionary perspective. American Economic Review, 97(2), pp.487-491.
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