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Human Capital and Economic Development

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  • Sisay Asefa
    (Western Michigan University)

  • Wei-Chiao Huang
    (Western Michigan University)

Abstract

This book explores human capital and its relationship to issues such as demographics, population growth, families, workplace training and economic progress.

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  • Sisay Asefa & Wei-Chiao Huang (ed.), 1994. "Human Capital and Economic Development," Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, number hced, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:upj:ubooks:hced
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    1. Jorgenson, Dale W, 1988. "Productivity and Postwar U.S. Economic Growth," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 2(4), pages 23-41, Fall.
    2. Theodore W. Schultz, 1956. "Reflections on Agricultural Production, Output and Supply," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 38(3), pages 748-762.
    3. Levine, Ross & Renelt, David, 1992. "A Sensitivity Analysis of Cross-Country Growth Regressions," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 82(4), pages 942-963, September.
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    1. Jess Benhabib, 2003. "The Tradeoff Between Inequality and Growth," Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF, vol. 4(2), pages 491-507, November.

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    Keywords

    economic development; job training; human capital; workplace training; birth dearth;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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