Family Decision of Investment in Human Capital and Migration in a Model of Spatial Agglomeration

Hiroki Kondo ()
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Hiroki Kondo: Department of Economics, Sophia University

No 151606, Working Papers from University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper analyzes human capital investment decision and location choice, focusing on the intergenerational interactions within a family in an economy where geographic concentrations of high technology industries and high-level service sectors are proceeding. For highly educated young adults searching for job opportunities is much more frequently accompanied by long distance migrations, sometimes beyond the national border. That discourages parents to invest in human capital for their children. Public human capital investment decision is also discussed.

Keywords: Human Capital; Spatial Agglomeration; Intergenerational Interactions; Migration. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I25 I28 R12 R13 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2016-03
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