A theoretical and empirical analysis, with special reference to education. Enfoque latinoamericano gary dessler florida international university. Recipient of the 1992 nobel prize in economic science, gary s. Becker, libro a treatise on the family a treatise on the family, 1981, p. Human capital is becker s classic study of how investment in an individuals education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. For gary becker, an american economist who died in 2014, a common thread ran through them all. Simply put, human capital refers to the abilities and qualities of people that make. Six big ideas gary beckers concept of human capital.
Becker is a pioneer of applying economic analysis to human behavior in such areas as discrimination, marriage, family relations, and education. This pdf is a selection from an outofprint volume from the national bureau of economic research volume title. Desarrollo del capital humano en las organizaciones. These are all forms of capital in the sense that they are assets that yield income and other useful outputs over long periods of time. Download gary becker teoria del capital humana pdf durable medical equipment. In this article the human capital theory proposed by becker is analyzed and compared to how the training offe red by the oxxo, retail chain in mexico, is provided. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Resumen teoria capital humano gary becker capital humano. Becker to most people capital means a bank account, a hundred shares of ibm stock, assembly lines, or steel plants in the chicago area.