Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth
This article examines the influence of quality-adjusted educational attainment on growth and tests whether it facilitates the transfer of technology developed at the frontier for a panel of 60 countries. Using outcomes of pathogen stress as instruments, the results show that quality-adjusted educati...
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| author | Rabiul Islam, MD. Ang, James B. Madsen, Jakob B. |
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| description | This article examines the influence of quality-adjusted educational attainment on growth and tests whether it facilitates the transfer of technology developed at the frontier for a panel of 60 countries. Using outcomes of pathogen stress as instruments, the results show that quality-adjusted educational attainment and its interaction with distance to the frontier play important roles for growth. (JEL I20, O30, O40) |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1015802020-03-07T12:10:41Z Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth Rabiul Islam, MD. Ang, James B. Madsen, Jakob B. School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities This article examines the influence of quality-adjusted educational attainment on growth and tests whether it facilitates the transfer of technology developed at the frontier for a panel of 60 countries. Using outcomes of pathogen stress as instruments, the results show that quality-adjusted educational attainment and its interaction with distance to the frontier play important roles for growth. (JEL I20, O30, O40) 2014-06-13T01:54:59Z 2019-12-06T20:40:50Z 2014-06-13T01:54:59Z 2019-12-06T20:40:50Z 2014 2014 Journal Article Rabiul Islam, M., Ang, J. B., & Madsen, J. B. (2014). Quality-Adjusted Human Capital And Productivity Growth. Economic Inquiry, 52(2), 757-777. 0095-2583 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101580 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19727 10.1111/ecin.12052 en Economic inquiry © 2014 Western Economic Association International. |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities Rabiul Islam, MD. Ang, James B. Madsen, Jakob B. Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| title | Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| title_full | Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| title_fullStr | Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| title_short | Quality-adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| title_sort | quality adjusted human capital and productivity growth |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101580 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19727 |
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