On the interaction of human and physical capital in Latin America

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 891-913

  Grier, Robin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; MARKET CONDITIONS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0036663511     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344096     Document Type: Article

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