The identification of aggregate human capital externalities is still not fully understood. The existing (Mincerian) approach confuses positive externalities with wage changes due to a downward sloping demand curve for human capital. As a result, it yields positive externalities even when wages...

The identification of aggregate human capital externalities is still not fully understood. The existing (Mincerian) approach confounds positive externalities with wage changes due to a downward sloping demand curve for human capital. As a result, it yields positive externalities even when wages...