NextQ153

Explain the main sources of human capital formation.**Answer:** - i. **Investment in education:** People invest with the objective of increasing future income. - ii. **Investment in health:** Healthy people contribute more productively. - iii. **On-the-job training:** Workers may be trained under a skilled expert or sent for off-campus training. - iv. **Migration:** Expenditure on migration is a source of human capital formation as people migrate for better job opportunities.

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Question 152

"As physical capital is essential for economic development so is human capital." Explain.

**Answer:** - i. When existing human resource is further developed by becoming more educated and healthy, human capital formation adds to the productive power of the country. - ii. Investment in human capital formation yields higher returns by yielding larger output. - iii. It improves the social outlook of workers and helps increase labour mobility. - iv. It raises the standard of living by increasing incomes. - v. Society gains indirectly because advantages spread to those not directly educated or given health care.

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