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Inversión en educación: ¿Importan la inestabilidad económica y las limitaciones al crédito

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  • Karnit Flug
  • Antonio Spilimbergo
  • Erik Wachtenheim

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(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) Este trabajo se concentra en la conexión entre la inestabilidad del ingreso y la acumulación de capital humano en presencia de factores que limitan el crédito. También se estudia el efecto que tiene la desigualdad del ingreso en la acumulación de capital humano en el mismo marco.

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  • Karnit Flug & Antonio Spilimbergo & Erik Wachtenheim, 1996. "Inversión en educación: ¿Importan la inestabilidad económica y las limitaciones al crédito," Research Department Publications 4001, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
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