The Mystery of Human Capital as Engine of Growth, or Why the US Became the Economic Superpower in the 20th Century
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- Isaac Ehrlich, 2007. "The Mystery of Human Capital as Engine of Growth, or Why the US Became the Economic Superpower in the 20th Century," NBER Working Papers 12868, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
economic development; endogenous growth; higher education; human capital; knowledge;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- N1 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations
- N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
- O0 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - General
- O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
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