US-Europe differences in technology-driven growth: Quantifying the role of education

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 161-190

  Krueger, Dirk ^a   Kumar, Krishna B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education policy; Eurosclerosis; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347568437     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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