Galton versus the Human Capital Approach to Inheritance
Galton versus the Human Capital Approach to Inheritance
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高尔顿与人力资本继承法对比
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
C. Mulligan
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作者：
C. Mulligan
一个世纪前，弗朗西斯·高尔顿提出了一种简单而强大的继承模型。加里·巴克（Gary Backer）的人力资本模型经常被用来分析重要的实证和政策问题，但从积极的角度来看，它是否主导了高尔顿的人力资本模型？我得出了与高尔顿不同的人力资本方法的九个含义。来自 PIS、SCF 和 NLSY 微观数据集的证据以及之前文献中报告的结果表明，其中四个独特的含义已被驳斥。两个含义得到验证，另外三个含义得到了混合结果。贝克尔和其他人最近开发的经济学的一些扩展，当应用于继承时，可能会改善经济学的预测。
A century ago, Francis Galton proposed a simple yet powerful model of inheritance. Gary Backer's human capital model is often used to analyze important empirical and policy questions, but does it dominate Galton's from a positive point of view? I derive nine implicatiions of the human capital approach that are distinct from Galton's. Evidence from the PIS, SCF, and NLSY micro data sets as well as results reported in previous literatures suggest that four of the unique implications are refuted. two implications are verified, and mixed results are obtained for three others. Some extensions of economics recently developed by Becker and others, when applied to inheritance, may improve economics' predictions.