Human Capital and Earning or You Earn What You Learn Claire A. Loup 8th Annual Financial Education Boot Camp Baton Rouge, Louisiana New Orleans Branch Human Capital and Earning or You Earn What You Learn Presented by: Claire A. Loup Sr. Economic & Financial Education Specialist New Orleans Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Claire.Loup@atl.frb.org
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A Simple Task
Human capital is… Education and training Knowledge Talent Experience Skill How is human capital developed? Education and training
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://www. bls
By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs in the economy will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school. https://cew.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Recovery2020.ES_.Web_.pdf
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Opportunity Occupations
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What percentage of people over the age of 25 had a bachelor’s degree? What percentage of people over the age of 25 had only a high school diploma? What was the unemployment rate for people with a bachelor’s degree or higher? What was the unemployment rate for people with only a high school diploma? What level of educational attainment resulted in the highest median annual earnings? What percentage of the state’s residents over 25 lack associate’s or bachelor’s degrees? How does a worker’s educational attainment relate to his or her rate of unemployment and median earnings? How might these relationships affect a worker’s decision making and/or choices?
Registered nurses had the highest annual median wage in 2014 in 10 of the 12 metropolitan areas. Assume that you are mobile and trained as an R.N. Where do you want to live? What factors are you likely to consider when deciding where to live?
Program Features Designed for easy classroom implementation Instructor-led program Targeted for 7th to 9th grade students Consumable student workbook Detailed instructor handbook
Six Units
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Human Capital and Earning or You Earn What You Learn Claire A. Loup 8th Annual Financial Education Boot Camp Baton Rouge, Louisiana New Orleans Branch Human Capital and Earning or You Earn What You Learn Presented by: Claire A. Loup Sr. Economic & Financial Education Specialist New Orleans Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Claire.Loup@atl.frb.org