Directly unproductive schooling: how country characteristics affect the impact of schooling on growth

The rapid rise in schooling in developing countries in recent decades has been dramatic. However, many cross-country regression analyses of the impact of schooling on economic growth find low and insignificant coefficients. This empirical 'puzzle' contrasts with theoretical arguments that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rogers, M
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2003