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The Acquisition Of Human Capital And Economic Growth: An International Survey

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This paper analyzes the evolution and challenges of acquiring human capital in the US. It revisits the omitted variable bias in formal and informal pedagogical evaluations and underscores the importance of public investment in human capital. The paper subsequently evaluates the importance of human capital by alluding to exogenous and endogenous growth models. Using time series data from 1990 to 2017 to evaluate the contributions of human capital to macroeconomic growth, empirical findings suggest that exogenous growth theory, more than endogenous growth theory, can still be applied to some countries of the world, where the residual-to-investment ratio is exceedingly high.

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  • Christopher E.S. WARBURTON, 2020. "The Acquisition Of Human Capital And Economic Growth: An International Survey," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 20(2), pages 5-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:aeinde:v:20:y:2020:i:2_1
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    1. Warburton, C.E.S., 2020. "Pedagogical Ethics And Economic Growth," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 20(2), pages 19-34.

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    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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