Directly unproductive schooling: How country characteristics affect the impact of schooling on growth
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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 schooling, through raising human capital, should raise income levels. This paper argues that poor results a...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Economic Review
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0014-2921
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.03.001