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The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2020, 2(9); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2020.020916.

Theoretical Innovation of Human Capital Investment and Education Choice

Author(s)

Xing Chen

Corresponding Author:
Xing Chen
Affiliation(s)

Central University of Finance and Economics, China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research, 100081 China

Abstract

Nine-year compulsory education policy is implemented in China. Students’ human capital investment after the completion of compulsory education is of great significance. Students will face many kinds of choices for further study or employment, such as general high school education, secondary vocational education (including secondary school, vocational high school and technical school), or direct entry into work, etc after graduating from junior high school, especially the students from rural areas. Different choices correspond to different human capital investment methods. This paper can provide valuable policy suggestions for the promotion of vocational education, poverty alleviation through education and the development of rural human capital.

Keywords

Human capital, Education, Expected return on education, Lifetime income method

Cite This Paper

Xing Chen. Theoretical Innovation of Human Capital Investment and Education Choice. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 9: 72-74. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2020.020916.

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