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Threshold Effects of Human Capital: Schooling and Economic Growth

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  • Humna Ahsana
  • M. Emranul Haque

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Many recent studies have found average years of schooling to be unrelated with economic growth. In this note, we show that the significant positive effect of schooling can only be realised after an economy crosses a threshold level of development.

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  • Humna Ahsana & M. Emranul Haque, 2015. "Threshold Effects of Human Capital: Schooling and Economic Growth," Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series 217, Economics, The University of Manchester.
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