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Growth, distance to frontier and composition of human capital

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Jérôme Vandenbussche
Philippe Aghion
Costas Meghir
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Volume (Year): 11 (2006)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 97-127
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Keywords: Economic growth; Human capital; Imitation; Innovation; Convergence; P: I20; O30; O40;

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