Does Income Inequality Hamper Human Capital Accumulation in OECD Countries?

• Autorzy: Jakub Bartak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this article is to verify whether income inequality impedes the accumulation of human capital in OECD countries during the years of 1990-2010. The article reviews theoretical findings that suggest a negative impact of income dispersions on human capital, and subsequently, it presents estimations of a dynamic model of human capital accumulation. The results of the study reveal a negative and statistically significant relationship between income inequality and human capital inflow measured as student skills test scores. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Generalized method of moments (GMM); Human capital; Income; Income inequalities; Capital formation

PL

Uogólniona metoda momentów; Kapitał ludzki; Dochody; Nierówności dochodowe; Akumulacja kapitału

• Czasopismo: Managerial Economics
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 18
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 133--145

Twórcy

autor

Jakub Bartak

• Rzeszów University, Poland

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DOI

10.7494/manage.2017.18.2.133