تخمين سطح و توزيع سرمايه انساني خانوارها (مطالعه موردي : استان آذربايجان شرقي )

Estimation of Level and Distribution of Householdsʹ Human Capital: The Case of East Azerbaijan Province

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the level and distribution of householdsʹ human capital in East Azerbaijan Province. Using the combined Dagum approach and the latent variable techniques, the paper estimates the effects of social and economic variables on human capital in that province. The empirical results show that the biggest and the smallest significant effects on householdsʹ human capital correspond respectively to the gender and human development rank. The paper also shows that the 37 and 38 year-old individuals have the highest level of human capital in the province.