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Human Capital Investment and the Gender Division of Labor in a Brawn-Based EconomyMark M. PittBrown University Mark R. RosenzweigYale University - Economic Growth Center Nazmul HassanUniversity of Dhaka September 7, 2010 Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 83 Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 989 Abstract: We use a model of human capital investment and activity choice to explain facts describing gender differentials in the levels and returns to human capital investments. These include the higher return to and level of schooling, the small effect of healthiness on wages, and the large effect of healthiness on schooling for females relative to males. The model incorporates gender differences in the level and responsiveness of brawn to nutrition in a Roy-economy setting in which activities reward skill and brawn differentially. Empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh provides support for the model and the importance of the distribution of brawn.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 57 Keywords: Brawn, health, schooling, gender JEL Classification: O1, J1, J2 working papers seriesDate posted: September 9, 2010Suggested CitationContact Information
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