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Dwyer, Rachel E.; McCloud, Laura; Hodson, Randy – Social Forces, 2012
The goal of "college-for-all" in the United States has been pursued in an environment of rising tuition, stagnant grant aid and already strapped family budgets with the gap filled by college loans. College students are thus facing increasing levels of debt as they seek to develop their human capital and improve their career options. Debt…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Income, Debt (Financial), Risk
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Hollingsworth, Rogers; And Others – Social Forces, 1996
Examines effects of human capital investments and state intervention on mortality rate reductions and associated costs in four countries, 1890-1970. Net of other effects, investments in total doctors and in specialists reduced mortality rates but increases in specialists were not "efficient." Extent of government regulation influenced…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Government Role