Unequal opportunities and human capital formation

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Borradores de Economía; No. 415
Date published
2006-11-10
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2006-11-10
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Mejía, Daniel
St-Pierre, Marc
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spa
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Abstract
This paper develops a tractable, heterogeneous agents general equilibrium model where individuals have different endowments of the factors that complement the schooling process. The paper explores the relationship between inequality of opportunities, ineq
JEL Codes
J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor ProductivityD33 - Factor Income DistributionO15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; MigrationJ31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Keywords
Human capital ; Inequality ; Equity-efficiency trade-off ;
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https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5433
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/5433
https://doi.org/10.32468/be.415
https://ideas.repec.org/p/bdr/borrec/415.html
https://ideas.repec.org/p/col/000094/003737.html
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