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The start of a conversation on the value of New Zealand’s human capital Suzy Morrissey

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Living Standards Series: Discussion PaperPublication details: Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand Treasury, 2018Description: electronic document (34 pages) ; PDF fileISBN:
  • 978-1-98-853489-3
Subject(s): Online resources: Living Standards Series: Discussion Paper:18/02, February 2018Summary: This paper starts a conversation on the value of New Zealand’s human capital stock. It adopts a definition of human capital as “an individual’s skills, knowledge, mental and physical health that enable them to participate fully in work, study, recreation and in society more broadly”. The paper is in four parts. Part 1 provides an introduction. Parts Two and Three describe educational and health outcomes as key components of human capital. Part 4 reflects on distributional issues. (From the executive summary). One of four discussion papers related to the Treasury approach to the Living Standards Framework - follow the link for more information. Record #5773
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Living Standards Series: Discussion Paper:18/02, February 2018

This paper starts a conversation on the value of New Zealand’s human capital stock. It adopts a definition of human capital as “an individual’s skills, knowledge, mental and physical health that enable them to participate fully in work, study, recreation and in society more broadly”.

The paper is in four parts. Part 1 provides an introduction. Parts Two and Three describe educational and health outcomes as key components of human capital. Part 4 reflects on distributional issues. (From the executive summary).

One of four discussion papers related to the Treasury approach to the Living Standards Framework - follow the link for more information. Record #5773