Do modern forms of human capital matter in primitive economies? Comparative evidence from Bolivia

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-53

  Godoy, Ricardo ^a   Karlan, Dean S ^b   Rabindran, Shanti ^c   Huanca, Tomás ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic impact; Human capital; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11444270389     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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