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Theodore Richard Breton

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First Name:Theodore
Middle Name:Richard
Last Name:Breton
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RePEc Short-ID:pbr524
Terminal Degree:2003 Economics Department; George Mason University (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(50%) Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Financieras (CIEF)
Escuela de Economía y Finanzas
Universidad EAFIT

Medellín, Colombia
http://www.eafit.edu.co/escuelas/economiayfinanzas/cief/
RePEc:edi:cieafco (more details at EDIRC)

(50%) Escuela de Economía y Finanzas
Universidad EAFIT

Medellín, Colombia
http://www.eafit.edu.co/escuelas/economiayfinanzas/
RePEc:edi:deafico (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Theodore R. Breton, 2017. "National Culture, Families, or Education Policies: What Determines National Test Scores?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 15670, Universidad EAFIT.
  2. Breton, Theodore R., 2017. "Family, Schools, or Culture: What Explains Differences in U.S. Student Achievement Across Ethnic Groups on PISA 2012?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 16045, Universidad EAFIT.
  3. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew Siegel Breton, 2016. "Education and Growth: Where All the Education Went," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 14327, Universidad EAFIT.
  4. Theodore R. Breton & Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, 2016. "Low Test Scores in Latin America: Poor Schools, Poor Families, or Something Else?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 15008, Universidad EAFIT.
  5. Theodore R. Breton, 2015. "Changes in the Effect of Capital and TFP on Output in Penn World Tables 7 and 8: Improvement or Error?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 12454, Universidad EAFIT.
  6. Theodore R. Breton, 2015. "Evidence that Capital Formation is Over-Estimated in ICP 2011," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 13332, Universidad EAFIT.
  7. Theodore R. Breton & Juan Pablo Jaramillo, 2014. "The External Effect of Urban Schooling Attainment on Workers’ Incomes in Ecuador," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 12436, Universidad EAFIT.
  8. Theodore R. Breton, 2014. "A Human Capital Theory of Economic Growth: New Evidence for an Old Idea," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11834, Universidad EAFIT.
  9. Theodore R. Breton, 2014. "Development Accounting: Conceptually Flawed and Inconsistent with Empirical Evidence," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 12435, Universidad EAFIT.
  10. Theodore R. Breton, 2014. "A Human Capital Theory of Growth: New Evidence for an Old Idea," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11999, Universidad EAFIT.
  11. Theodore R. Breton, 2014. "Human capital and growth in japan since 1970: converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 12433, Universidad EAFIT.
  12. Theodore R. Breton, 2014. "Schooling and Economic Growth: What Have We Learned?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10923, Universidad EAFIT.
  13. John J. García & Theodore Breton, 2013. "ICP 2005 Construction Prices: Underestimated in Developing Countries?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10667, Universidad EAFIT.
  14. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "Schooling attainment, schooling expenditures, and test scores what causes economic growth?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10941, Universidad EAFIT.
  15. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "World Total Factor Productivity Growth and the Steady-State Rate in the 20th Century," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11995, Universidad EAFIT.
  16. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "World Productivity Growth and the Steady-State Rate in the 20th Century," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11831, Universidad EAFIT.
  17. Theodore Breton, 2013. "Human Capital's Contribution to Japan's Lost Decades," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10570, Universidad EAFIT.
  18. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11832, Universidad EAFIT.
  19. Theodore Breton, 2013. "Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics an analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10568, Universidad EAFIT.
  20. Theodore Breton, 2012. "The role of cognitive skills in economic development revisited," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10576, Universidad EAFIT.
  21. Theodore Breton, 2012. "Increases in human capital and growth: new data, more conclusive results," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10571, Universidad EAFIT.
  22. Theodore Breton, 2012. "Penn World Table 7.0: Are the Data Seriously Flawed?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10574, Universidad EAFIT.
  23. Theodore Breton, 2012. "The Role of Education in Economic Development: Theory, History, and Current Returns," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10577, Universidad EAFIT.
  24. Theodore Breton, 2011. "Were Mankiw, Romer, and Weil Right? A reconciliation of the Micro and Macro Effects of Schooling on Income," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10601, Universidad EAFIT.
  25. Theodore R. Breton, 2011. "The Quality vs. the Quantity of Schooling: What Drives Economic Growth?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11829, Universidad EAFIT.
  26. Theodore Breton, 2011. "Does investment in schooling raise national income? Evidence from cross-country studies," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10605, Universidad EAFIT.
  27. Theodore R. Breton, 2010. "Can Institutions or Education Explain World Poverty? An Augmented Solow Model Provides Some Insights," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11806, Universidad EAFIT.
  28. Theodore Breton, 2010. "Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities? Revised Estimates," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10613, Universidad EAFIT.
  29. Theodore R. Breton, 2010. "Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities? Corrected Estimates," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11828, Universidad EAFIT.
  30. Theodore Breton, 2009. "Cognitive Skills, Schooling Attainment, and Schooling Resources: What Drives Economic Growth?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10617, Universidad EAFIT.
  31. Theodore R. Breton, 2007. "Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11827, Universidad EAFIT.

Articles

  1. Theodore R. Breton & John J. García, 2016. "ICP 2005 Construction Prices: Are They Underestimated in Developing Countries?," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 62(2), pages 380-393, June.
  2. Theodore R. Breton, 2015. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 9(2), pages 239-263.
  3. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
  4. Breton, Theodore R., 2013. "Were Mankiw, Romer, And Weil Right? A Reconciliation Of The Micro And Macro Effects Of Schooling On Income," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(5), pages 1023-1054, July.
  5. Breton, Theodore R., 2013. "World total factor productivity growth and the steady-state rate in the 20th century," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 119(3), pages 340-343.
  6. Breton, Theodore R., 2012. "Penn World Table 7.0: Are the data flawed?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(1), pages 208-210.
  7. Breton, Theodore R., 2011. "The quality vs. the quantity of schooling: What drives economic growth?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 765-773, August.
  8. Theodore Richard Breton, 2011. "Does Investment in Schooling Raise National Income? Evidence from Cross-Country Studies," Revista Ecos de Economía, Universidad EAFIT, June.
  9. Theodore Breton, 2010. "Schooling and national income: how large are the externalities? Corrected estimates," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 455-456.
  10. Theodore Breton, 2010. "Schooling and national income: how large are the externalities?," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 67-92.
  11. Breton, Theodore R., 2004. "Can institutions or education explain world poverty? An augmented Solow model provides some insights," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 45-69, March.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Theodore R. Breton, 2017. "National Culture, Families, or Education Policies: What Determines National Test Scores?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 15670, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Perera, Liyanage Devangi H. & Asadullah, M. Niaz, 2019. "Mind the gap: What explains Malaysia’s underperformance in Pisa?," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 254-263.

  2. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew Siegel Breton, 2016. "Education and Growth: Where All the Education Went," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 14327, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Van Reenen, John & Valero, Anna, 2016. "The Economic Impact of Universities: Evidence from Across the Globe," CEPR Discussion Papers 11462, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

  3. Theodore R. Breton & Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, 2016. "Low Test Scores in Latin America: Poor Schools, Poor Families, or Something Else?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 15008, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Gregorio Gimenez & Denisa Ciobanu & Beatriz Barrado, 2021. "A Proposal of Spatial Measurement of Peer Effect through Socioeconomic Indices and Unsatisfied Basic Needs," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-20, May.

  4. Theodore R. Breton, 2015. "Changes in the Effect of Capital and TFP on Output in Penn World Tables 7 and 8: Improvement or Error?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 12454, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Roger, Lionel, 2019. "A replication of "The long-run impact of foreign aid in 36 African countries: Insights from multivariate time series analysis" (Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2014)," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), vol. 13, pages 1-53.
    2. Campbell, Susanna G. & Üngör, Murat, 2020. "Revisiting human capital and aggregate income differences," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 43-64.

  5. Theodore R. Breton, 2014. "Schooling and Economic Growth: What Have We Learned?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10923, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Juliana Arias Ciro & Alejandro Torres Garci?a, 2017. "Economic efficiency of public secondary education expenditure: how different are developed and developing countries?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 15919, Universidad EAFIT.

  6. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "World Total Factor Productivity Growth and the Steady-State Rate in the 20th Century," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11995, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    2. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew S. Breton, 2021. "Growth in a macro‐Mincer model: Good results with schooling and experience interactions," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 563-581, May.

  7. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "World Productivity Growth and the Steady-State Rate in the 20th Century," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11831, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    2. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew S. Breton, 2021. "Growth in a macro‐Mincer model: Good results with schooling and experience interactions," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 563-581, May.

  8. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11832, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Oniovosa Stanley Oghenenyerhovwo, 2018. "The Role of Arts and Social Science Education on the Growth and Development of the Nigerian Economy," Sumerianz Journal of Economics and Finance, Sumerianz Publication, vol. 1(1), pages 1-8, 06-2018.
    2. Nadir ALTINOK & Abdurrahman AYDEMIR, 2017. "Does one size fit all? The impact of cognitive skills on economic growth," Working Paper fe6bac64-da74-4fe1-b551-7, Agence française de développement.
    3. Campbell, Susanna G. & Üngör, Murat, 2020. "Revisiting human capital and aggregate income differences," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 43-64.
    4. Sami Chaabouni & Mounir Ben Mbarek, 2024. "What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Capital and Economic Growth? Evidence from Eurozone," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 2482-2498, March.
    5. Anna Valero, 2021. "Education and economic growth," CEP Discussion Papers dp1764, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    6. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    7. Sivropoulos-Valero, Anna Alexandra, 2021. "Education and economic growth," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 114434, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    8. Anna Valero, 2021. "Education and economic growth," POID Working Papers 006, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    9. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew S. Breton, 2021. "Growth in a macro‐Mincer model: Good results with schooling and experience interactions," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 563-581, May.

  9. Theodore Breton, 2013. "Evidence that class size matters in 4th grade mathematics an analysis of TIMSS 2007 data for Colombia," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10568, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Trine Filges & Christoffer Scavenius Sonne‐Schmidt & Bjørn Christian Viinholt Nielsen, 2018. "Small class sizes for improving student achievement in primary and secondary schools: a systematic review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(1), pages 1-107.
    2. Yuki, Takako & Kameyama, Yuriko, 2014. "Challenges of Quality of Learning Outcomes for Countries with the Unfinished Agenda of Universal Primary Education and Gender Parity: The Case of Yemen," Working Papers 73, JICA Research Institute.

  10. Theodore Breton, 2012. "The role of cognitive skills in economic development revisited," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10576, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Du, Juntao & Song, Malin & Xie, Bing, 2022. "Eliminating energy poverty in Chinese households: A cognitive capability framework," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 192(C), pages 373-384.

  11. Theodore Breton, 2012. "Penn World Table 7.0: Are the Data Seriously Flawed?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10574, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Michael Jetter & David Stadelmann, 2019. "Terror per Capita," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 86(1), pages 286-304, July.
    2. Lionel Roger, 2015. "Foreign Aid, Poor Data, and the Fragility of Macroeconomic Inference," Discussion Papers 2015-06, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.

  12. Theodore Breton, 2012. "The Role of Education in Economic Development: Theory, History, and Current Returns," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10577, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Lisa Grazzini, 2016. "The Importance of the Quality of Education: Some Determinants and its Effects on Earning Returns and Economic Growth," Working Papers - Economics wp2016_15.rdf, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa.
    2. Strauss, Jack, 2013. "The Economic Gains to Colorado of Amendment 66," MPRA Paper 49928, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar & Andrés Navarro Galera & Laura Alcaide Muñoz & María Deseada López Subires, 2016. "Analyzing Forces to the Financial Contribution of Local Governments to Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-18, September.
    4. Constantin Colonescu, 2017. "Macroeconomic Effects of the European Monetary Union: A Counterfactual Analysis," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 3(2), pages 171-186, April.
    5. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.

  13. Theodore Breton, 2011. "Were Mankiw, Romer, and Weil Right? A reconciliation of the Micro and Macro Effects of Schooling on Income," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10601, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Nicola Gennaioli & Rafael Laporta & Florencio López-de-Silanes & Andrei Schleifer, 2011. "Human capital and regional development," Economics Working Papers 1286, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Jul 2012.
    2. Oscar Iván Avila-Montealegre & Juan J. Ospina-Tejeiro & Mario A. Ramos-Veloza, 2024. "Macroeconomic Effects of Healthcare Financing in Colombia," Borradores de Economia 1278, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
    3. Mine Yilmazer & Serkan inar, 2015. "Human Capabilities and Economic Growth: A Comparative Human Capability Index," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 5(4), pages 843-853.
    4. Casey B. Mulligan, 2020. "Economic Activity and the Value of Medical Innovation during a Pandemic," NBER Working Papers 27060, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    5. Spyridon Boikos & Theodore Panagiotidis & Elisavet Serenidou & Thanasis Stengos, 2023. "Revisiting the Mankiw et al. (1992) growth regressions," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 12(3), pages 241-247.
    6. Petros E. Ioannatos, 2021. "Brexit or Euro for the UK? Evidence from Panel Data," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 63(1), pages 117-138, March.
    7. Casey B. Mulligan, 2020. "Economic Activity and the Value of Medical Innovation during a Pandemic," Working Papers 2020-48, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics.
    8. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    9. Jude I. Iziga, 2022. "A new way to look at old issues: Worker education and regional economic growth," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 42(3), pages 1388-1398.
    10. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew S. Breton, 2021. "Growth in a macro‐Mincer model: Good results with schooling and experience interactions," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 563-581, May.
    11. Ioannatos, Petros E., 2021. "Systematic growth asymmetry in the Eurozone? Evidence from a natural experiment," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 24(C).

  14. Theodore R. Breton, 2011. "The Quality vs. the Quantity of Schooling: What Drives Economic Growth?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11829, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Peng Li & Xiangrong Li & Gonglin Yuan, 2023. "Cross-Regional Allocation of Human Capital and Sustainable Development of China’s Regional Economy—Based on the Perspective of Population Mobility," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-32, June.
    2. Yang, Shanlin & Bai, Yu & Wang, Sufeng & Feng, Nanping, 2013. "Evaluating the transformation of China’s industrial development mode during 2000–2009," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 20(C), pages 585-594.
    3. Zainizam Zakariya & Kristinn Hermanssons & Kho Yin Yin & Noor Fazlin Mohamed Noor, 2019. "Regional Economic Growth in Malaysia: Does Aggregate Overqualification Matter?," Research in World Economy, Research in World Economy, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(5), pages 139-156, December.
    4. Michele Catalano & Emilia Pezzolla, 2022. "Global natural projections," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 49(4), pages 949-990, November.
    5. Nadir ALTINOK & Abdurrahman AYDEMIR, 2017. "Does one size fit all? The impact of cognitive skills on economic growth," Working Paper fe6bac64-da74-4fe1-b551-7, Agence française de développement.
    6. Ángel de la Fuente & Rafael Doménech, 2021. "Cross-country data on skills and the quality of schooling: a selective survey," Working Papers 2021-15, FEDEA.
    7. Castelló-Climent, Amparo & Hidalgo-Cabrillana, Ana, 2011. "The role of educational quality and quantity in the process of economic development," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121934, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    8. Gazi Mainul Hassan & Arusha Cooray, 2013. "Effects of Male and Female Education on Economic Growth: Some Evidence from Asia Using the Extreme Bounds Analysis," Working Papers in Economics 13/10, University of Waikato.
    9. Campbell, Susanna G. & Üngör, Murat, 2020. "Revisiting human capital and aggregate income differences," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 43-64.
    10. Telles, Edward E. & Bailey, Stanley R. & Davoudpour, Shahin & Freeman, Nicholas C., 2023. "Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Latin America," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 13195, Inter-American Development Bank.
    11. Henry Laverde-Rojas & Juan C Correa & Klaus Jaffe & Mario I Caicedo, 2019. "Are average years of education losing predictive power for economic growth? An alternative measure through structural equations modeling," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(3), pages 1-21, March.
    12. Teixeira, Aurora A.C. & Queirós, Anabela S.S., 2016. "Economic growth, human capital and structural change: A dynamic panel data analysis," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(8), pages 1636-1648.
    13. Anabela Queirós & Aurora A.C. Teixeira, 2014. "Economic growth, human capital and structural change: an empirical analysis," FEP Working Papers 549, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
    14. Mariya Neycheva, 2016. "Secondary versus higher education for growth: the case of three countries with different human capital’s structure and quality," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 50(6), pages 2367-2393, November.
    15. Goczek Łukasz & Witkowski Bartosz & Witkowska Ewa, 2022. "Does an increase in education quality cause developing countries to catch up?," International Journal of Management and Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of World Economy, vol. 58(4), pages 393-408, December.
    16. Umit BULUT & Ahsen Seda BULUT, 2015. "The Role of Schooling in Struggling with the Middle-Income Trap: Dynamic Panel Data Analysis," Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, KSP Journals, vol. 2(4), pages 205-215, December.
    17. Anna Valero, 2021. "Education and economic growth," CEP Discussion Papers dp1764, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    18. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    19. Balart, Pau & Oosterveen, Matthijs & Webbink, Dinand, 2015. "Test Scores, Noncognitive Skills and Economic Growth," IZA Discussion Papers 9559, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    20. Telles, Edward E. & Bailey, Stanley R. & Davoudpour, Shahin & Freeman, Nicholas C., 2023. "Racial and ethnic inequality in Latin America," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 120677, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    21. Sivropoulos-Valero, Anna Alexandra, 2021. "Education and economic growth," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 114434, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    22. Balart, Pau & Oosterveen, Matthijs & Webbink, Dinand, 2018. "Test scores, noncognitive skills and economic growth," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 134-153.
    23. Qingyun Tang & Ke Gong & Li Xiong & Yuanxiang Dong & Wei Xu, 2022. "Can El Niño–Southern Oscillation Increase Respiratory Infectious Diseases in China? An Empirical Study of 31 Provinces," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-17, March.
    24. Mariya Neycheva, 2015. "Impact of Secondary and Tertiary Education on Economic Growth: a Co-integration Model for Bulgaria," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 82-106.
    25. Kazuo Nishimura & Dai Miyamoto & Tadashi Yagi, 2022. "Japan’s R&D capabilities have been decimated by reduced class hours for science and math subjects," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-9, December.
    26. Anna Valero, 2021. "Education and economic growth," POID Working Papers 006, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    27. Gigena, M. & Vera, M.L. & Giuliodori, R . & Gertel, H., 2011. "Exploring the gap difference in 2000-2009 PISA Test Scores between Argentina, Chile and Mexico," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 11(3).
    28. Theodore R. Breton & Andrew S. Breton, 2021. "Growth in a macro‐Mincer model: Good results with schooling and experience interactions," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 563-581, May.
    29. Álvaro Hurtado Rendón & Luis Alfredo Molina, 2012. "Inestabilidad institucional, evidencia para Colombia: la violencia y el crecimiento económico en el periodo 1950-2010," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10572, Universidad EAFIT.
    30. Hüseyin Taştan & Selin Erdoğan, 2018. "Cognitive skills and economic performance: evidence from the recent international student assessment tests," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 8(3), pages 417-449, December.

  15. Theodore R. Breton, 2010. "Can Institutions or Education Explain World Poverty? An Augmented Solow Model Provides Some Insights," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11806, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose & Tobias Ketterer, 2018. "Institutional change and the development of lagging regions in Europe," Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization 1808, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network.
    2. Steve Loris Gui-Diby & Saskia Mösle, 2019. "Governance and development outcomes : re-assessing the two-way causality," Working Papers halshs-02096172, HAL.
    3. Cuong Le Van & Mathilde Maurel, 2006. "Education, corruption and growth in developing countries," Cahiers de la Maison des Sciences Economiques v06080, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1).
    4. Tebaldi, Edinaldo & Mohan, Ramesh, 2008. "Poverty, Geography and Institutional Path Dependence," MPRA Paper 10201, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Somlanaré Romuald Kinda, 2009. "Convergence des émissions par tête de dioxyde de carbone : Le rôle de l'éducation," Post-Print hal-00692146, HAL.
    6. José Aixalá & Gema Fabro, 2007. "A Model Of Growth Augmented With Institutions," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(3), pages 71-74, September.
    7. Hazal Colak Oz & Çiçek Güven & Gonzalo Nápoles, 2023. "School dropout prediction and feature importance exploration in Malawi using household panel data: machine learning approach," Journal of Computational Social Science, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 245-287, April.
    8. Polimeni, John M. & Iorgulescu Polimeni, Raluca & Trees, W. Scott, 2007. "Extending The Augmented Solow Growth Model To Explain Transitional Economies," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 4(1), pages 65-76, March.
    9. Boyan Zhang & Mingming Wang, 2021. "How Will the Improvements of Electricity Supply Quality in Poor Regions Reduce the Regional Economic Gaps? A Case Study of China," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-18, June.

  16. Theodore Breton, 2010. "Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities? Revised Estimates," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 10613, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Aidan R. Vining & David L. Weimer, 2019. "The Value of High School Graduation in the United States: Per-Person Shadow Price Estimates for Use in Cost–Benefit Analysis," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-15, October.
    2. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11832, Universidad EAFIT.
    3. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.

  17. Theodore R. Breton, 2010. "Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities? Corrected Estimates," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11828, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Breton, Theodore R., 2011. "The quality vs. the quantity of schooling: What drives economic growth?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 765-773, August.
    2. Aidan R. Vining & David L. Weimer, 2019. "The Value of High School Graduation in the United States: Per-Person Shadow Price Estimates for Use in Cost–Benefit Analysis," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-15, October.
    3. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11832, Universidad EAFIT.
    4. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    5. Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin & Laura McAtackney & Eoin McLaughlin, 2017. "Women of an uncertain age: quantifying human capital accumulation in rural Ireland in the nineteenth century," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 70(1), pages 187-223, February.
    6. Harashima, Taiji, 2021. "An Economic Theory of Education Externalities: Effects of Education Capital," MPRA Paper 107580, University Library of Munich, Germany.

  18. Theodore R. Breton, 2007. "Schooling and National Income: How Large Are the Externalities?," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11827, Universidad EAFIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Kate Glazebrook & Ligang Song, 2013. "Is China up to the Test? A Review of Theories and Priorities for Education Investment for a Modern China," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 21(4), pages 56-78, July.
    2. Breton, Theodore R., 2011. "The quality vs. the quantity of schooling: What drives economic growth?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 765-773, August.
    3. Aidan R. Vining & David L. Weimer, 2019. "The Value of High School Graduation in the United States: Per-Person Shadow Price Estimates for Use in Cost–Benefit Analysis," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-15, October.
    4. Theodore R. Breton, 2013. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 11832, Universidad EAFIT.
    5. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.
    6. Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin & Laura McAtackney & Eoin McLaughlin, 2017. "Women of an uncertain age: quantifying human capital accumulation in rural Ireland in the nineteenth century," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 70(1), pages 187-223, February.
    7. Harashima, Taiji, 2021. "An Economic Theory of Education Externalities: Effects of Education Capital," MPRA Paper 107580, University Library of Munich, Germany.

Articles

  1. Theodore R. Breton, 2015. "Higher Test Scores or More Schooling? Another Look at the Causes of Economic Growth," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 9(2), pages 239-263.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Breton, Theodore R., 2015. "Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 36(C), pages 73-89.

    Cited by:

    1. Prema-chandra Athukorala, 2021. "Asian economic development: A primer," Departmental Working Papers 2021-07, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics.
    2. Evans, Olaniyi, 2022. "The criticality of institutions and the macroeconomy for education outcomes in Africa," MPRA Paper 118197, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Martin Groen, 2019. "Zero growth: A grand challenge for the Asia-Pacific region," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 44(4), pages 632-647, November.

  3. Breton, Theodore R., 2013. "Were Mankiw, Romer, And Weil Right? A Reconciliation Of The Micro And Macro Effects Of Schooling On Income," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(5), pages 1023-1054, July.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Breton, Theodore R., 2013. "World total factor productivity growth and the steady-state rate in the 20th century," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 119(3), pages 340-343.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. Breton, Theodore R., 2012. "Penn World Table 7.0: Are the data flawed?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(1), pages 208-210.

    Cited by:

    1. Breton, Theodore R., 2013. "World total factor productivity growth and the steady-state rate in the 20th century," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 119(3), pages 340-343.
    2. Jetter, Michael & Parmeter, Christopher F., 2015. "Trade openness and bigger governments: The role of country size revisited," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 49-63.
    3. Deeken, Tim, 2015. "Knowledge spillovers: On the impact of genetic distance and data revisions," Working Paper Series in Economics 74, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Department of Economics and Management.
    4. Oleg Badunenko & Daniel Henderson & Romain Houssa, 2014. "Significant drivers of growth in Africa," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 42(3), pages 339-354, December.
    5. Asger Moll Wingender, 2014. "Structural transformation in the 20th century: A new database on agricultural employment around the world," Discussion Papers 14-28, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
    6. Roger, Lionel, 2019. "A replication of "The long-run impact of foreign aid in 36 African countries: Insights from multivariate time series analysis" (Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2014)," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), vol. 13, pages 1-53.
    7. Michael Jetter & David Stadelmann, 2019. "Terror per Capita," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 86(1), pages 286-304, July.
    8. Chen, Tao & DeJuan, Joseph & Tian, Renfang, 2018. "Distributions of GDP across versions of the Penn World Tables: A functional data analysis approach," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 179-184.
    9. Jetter, Michael & Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, Alex & Smith, William T., 2013. "The effects of wage volatility on growth," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 93-109.
    10. Andrew Musau, 2019. "A Replication Study of “Openness, Country Size, and Government Size†(Journal of Public Economics 2009)," Public Finance Review, , vol. 47(4), pages 775-792, July.
    11. Lionel Roger, 2015. "Foreign Aid, Poor Data, and the Fragility of Macroeconomic Inference," Discussion Papers 2015-06, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.
    12. Roger, Lionel, 2019. "A replication of "The long-run impact of foreign aid in 36 African countries: Insights from multivariate time series analysis" (Oxford Bulletin of Statistics and Economics, 2014)," Economics Discussion Papers 2019-27, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    13. Theodore R. Breton & John J. García, 2016. "ICP 2005 Construction Prices: Are They Underestimated in Developing Countries?," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 62(2), pages 380-393, June.

  6. Breton, Theodore R., 2011. "The quality vs. the quantity of schooling: What drives economic growth?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 765-773, August.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  7. Theodore Breton, 2010. "Schooling and national income: how large are the externalities? Corrected estimates," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 455-456.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  8. Theodore Breton, 2010. "Schooling and national income: how large are the externalities?," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 67-92.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  9. Breton, Theodore R., 2004. "Can institutions or education explain world poverty? An augmented Solow model provides some insights," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 45-69, March.
    See citations under working paper version above.

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  1. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (9) 2014-05-04 2014-05-04 2014-07-05 2014-07-05 2014-08-09 2014-08-09 2015-02-11 2015-02-11 2016-03-23. Author is listed
  2. NEP-EDU: Education (7) 2014-05-04 2014-05-04 2014-07-05 2016-03-23 2016-09-04 2017-08-06 2018-03-05. Author is listed
  3. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (7) 2014-05-04 2014-05-04 2014-07-05 2014-07-05 2014-08-09 2015-02-11 2015-02-16. Author is listed
  4. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (5) 2014-05-04 2014-07-05 2014-07-05 2014-08-09 2014-08-09. Author is listed
  5. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (4) 2014-07-05 2014-08-09 2015-02-11 2015-08-13
  6. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (2) 2014-08-09 2015-02-11
  7. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (2) 2014-07-05 2014-08-09
  8. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2015-02-16 2018-03-05
  9. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2016-09-04
  10. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2015-02-16
  11. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (1) 2015-02-11
  12. NEP-LAM: Central and South America (1) 2016-09-04
  13. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2014-08-09

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