Investing in Human Capital
A Capital Markets Approach to Student Funding
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(6)In this summary you will learn
- Why societies fail to invest enough in education
- What the economic basis is for human capital contracts, human capital options and income-contingent loans for higher education
- What objections exist to these new financing instruments
- Why public policy must be concerned about equal access to education
Why you should read Investing in Human Capital
Author Miguel Palacios Lleras dedicates his book, "To those whose financial situation does not allow them to develop their full potential." Then he offers several creative proposals to make it easier for students to obtain financing for higher education. At first blush, his concept of paying for an education loan by signing away part of future earnings sounds like a modern-day form of indentured servitude. But with tuition skyrocketing and knowledge becoming more central to every facet of society, including worthwhile employment, alternative methods of financing are increasingly necessary. Perhaps this book, with its rather daring notions of human capital contracts and capital options, has some answers. Much of it is dedicated to a fundamentally sound analysis of the cost-benefit economics of education and the risk management measures required to make these ideas a reality. While it is not exactly a book you would read at the beach, getAbstract.com strongly recommends this to academic counselors, loan officers, administrators and government officials who fight daily battles to foster a more educated workforce.
About the Author
Miguel Palacios Lleras is co-founder of Lumni, a firm that manages human capital funds. He is a fellow at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Administration’s Batten Institute and he has written numerous papers on the business of financing human capital.
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