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Measuring the Stock of Human Capital for International and Intertemporal Comparisons

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  • Gang Liu, 2014. "Measuring the Stock of Human Capital for International and Intertemporal Comparisons," NBER Chapters, in: Measuring Economic Sustainability and Progress, pages 493-544, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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