Children as Human Capital?

Creativity and Innovation as a New Approach in Human Capital

This question has always been put forward in the mind of curious people why some countries have developed termed in spite of very few natural resources and facilities while other countries have not developed in spite of having more suitable resources and facilities. Various factors such as economy, culture, geography, etc. are perhaps a background to answer this question, but there is a more im...

Mistakes as Shadow Capital in Human Ventures

In the paper we present different approaches related to the conceptualisation of mistakes from the literature and situate them with a given methodological framework by Bourdieu. We also draw analogies with the notion of shadow capital and the relevance of applying reflexive learning as a practical means to deal with mistakes in the corporate environment.

Venture Capital as Human Resources Management∗

This article proposes that venture capitalists adds value within portfolio firms by transferring information about senior managers across firms — A valuable feature since it is difficult to transfer information about senior managers in small firms in a systematic fashion. This transfer occurs on a significant scale because venture capitalists operate a network, within which they are involved in...

Health as Human Capital: Theory and Implications

Cross-nativity marriages and human capital levels of children

Cross-Nativity Marriages and Human Capital Levels of Children A common perception about immigrant assimilation is that association with natives necessarily speeds the process by which immigrants become indistinguishable from natives. Using 2000 Census data, this paper casts doubt on this presumption by examining the effect of an immigrant’s marriage to a native, a measure of social integration,...