human capital investment Archives - Econlife

Everyday economics and the cost of developing a child's human capital costs families more than money.

Why Children Are More Expensive Than We Think

To the dollars families spend on children, we can add the cost of stress from the time we devote to developing a child’s human capital.

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Gender Issues: Another Way to Estimate the Cost of Children

Our Monday Gender Issues Focus When people ask how much children cost, they expect to hear a dollar total. For women, though, the cost can be much more. First, I did check the dollar total. According to the US Department of Agriculture, in 2012, covering…