主宰命运还是顺天由命?——内外控人格特征与人力资本投资  

Locus of Control and Human Capital Investment

作　　者：余靖雯[1] 王敏[1] 龚六堂 JINGWEN YU;MIN WANG;LIUTANG GONG(Beijing Foreign Studies University;Beijing Technology and Business University;Peking University)

机构地区：[1]北京外国语大学国际商学院,北京市100089 [2]北京大学光华管理学院 [3]北京大学数量经济与数理金融教育部重点实验室

出　　处：《经济学（季刊）》2021年第6期2195-2216,共22页China Economic Quarterly

基　　金：国家自然科学基金项目(71973017);国家自然科学基金项目(71472016);中央高校基本科研业务费项目(2021JJ022)的资助;中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金(2020JJ027)的资助;国家社会科学基金重大项目(19ZDA069)的资助。

摘　　要：本文利用中国家庭追踪调查(CFPS)数据,考察了内外控人格特征与人力资本投资之间的关系。结果表明,与外控型相比,内控型的青少年家庭教育总支出更高,更有可能参加课外辅导,用于课外辅导的支出也更多。原因在于,内控作为青少年的一种积极的人格特征禀赋,提高了家庭人力资本投资的边际收益率。通过异质性分析,我们进一步发现内控对私人教育支出的正向影响在高收入家庭、父母高教育程度、鼓励积极和努力的家庭氛围中体现得更为明显。Using data from China Family Panel Studies(CFPS), this research examines the relationship between locus of control and human capital investment. Results show that teenagers with a stronger internal locus of control are more likely to increase private education expenditure, participate in extracurricular tutoring, and spend more on extracurricular education. The reason behind it is that teenagers with stronger internal locus of control are more inclined to view human capital as an important factor affecting their future income and success, therefore they are more willing to go to college, study harder, and invest more on human capital. As a positive personality trait, internal locus of control increases the marginal rate of return on private education investment. The effects of locus of control on human capital investment are more pronounced in teenagers from families with high income, educated parents, and an atmosphere of encouragement.

关 键 词：控制点 教育支出 人力资本 

分 类 号：F249.2[经济管理—劳动经济] G78[经济管理—国民经济]