Fundamentals
The Seasons for Growing
Reap What You Sow
THE 5 BASIC INSTITUTIONS Providing The Instruments Forming The Person GOV. MARKETPLACE FAMILY CHURCH SCHOOL Order Goods and Services The Person Orientation In Life Learning
Economic Growth & Production Human Contribution Population size (fertility) Human Capital (all skills) Technology Physical Contribution Capital (1% … always there …always)
(1) Fertility
Fertility : Western Nations
Weekly Worship vs. Fertility
Baby Boom Retirement Begins
Decreasing Human Contribution to GDP Growth
(2) Human Capital
THE 5 BASIC INSTITUTIONS Providing The Instruments Forming The Person GOV. MARKETPLACE FAMILY CHURCH SCHOOL Order Goods and Services The Person Orientation In Life Learning
Education ( SCHOOL )
MEDIAN LIFETIME EARNINGS Source: P. 3
Lifetime Earnings by Education Achieved
Marriage Belonging vs Rejection
Average GPA Enligsh/Math Combined INTACTSTEPCOHABIT (BOTH NATURAL) COHABIT (ONE NATURAL) DIVORCEDNEVER MARRIED GPA English/Math by Family Structure Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.
$100 $27 $ Comparative Income % Average Unmarried MalePremiumAverage Married Male Marriage Premium in Male Income Source Antovics, K. & Town, R. Am Econ Review V 94, (2004) pp =
US Total (Males) % “Unskilled” Not Working: single Cohab Married
US Total (Males) “Not Working” Professional Class single Cohab Married Unemployed Fraction of Occupation Class single Cohab Married
Retreat from Marriage: Black Men (25-54) by Education Level )
Retreat from Marriage: Black Men (25-54) Unemployment Differentials Marriage (Red) and non-Marriage (blue)
Proportion of Married Heads of Households
Growth in Productivity: Down MARRIED DIVORCED SINGLE
Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners: Percent in an Always Intact Marriage Source: NSFG 1995
Male Employment Males aged 25-54; Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPS)
Family Intactness in USA
Index of Belonging and Rejection USA
Worship of God ( Religion)
MEDIAN LIFETIME EARNINGS Source: P. 3
Average GPA Enligsh/Math Combined INTACTSTEPCOHABIT (BOTH NATURAL) COHABIT (ONE NATURAL) DIVORCEDNEVER MARRIED GPA English/Math by Family Structure Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.
Average GPA Enligsh/Math Combined WEEKLY+<LESS THAN MONTHLYNEVER GPA (English & Math) by Religious Practice Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade WEEKLY+ MONTHLY+
GPA
Economic Growth + Production Human Contribution Population size Human Capital (all skills) Technology Physical Contribution Capital (1% … always there …always)
Economic Activity is driven by the Human Capital of the Working Head of Household. Economic growth of the future is decided by the Human Capital Formation of the next generation in the household. The child is the economic agent of the future.
Who Says? Nobel Laureates: Edward Prescott (2004) Business cycle macroeconomics George Akerlof (2001) Keynesian market economics James Heckman (2000) Econometric theory of samples Robert Lucas (1995) Macro growth theory of expectations Gary Becker (1992) Neoclassical liberal micro econ behav.
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THE 5 BASIC INSTITUTIONS Providing The Instruments Forming The Person GOV. MARKETPLACE FAMILY CHURCH SCHOOL Order Goods and Services The Person Orientation In Life Learning
The Young Intact Married Family with Children That Worships God Weekly National and Global Strategy
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