Human capital inequality and the kuznets curve

Developing Economies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-51

  Lim, Audrey Siew Kim ^a   Tang, Kam Ki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Human capital; Inequality; Kuznets curve

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HUMAN CAPITAL; KUZNETS CURVE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 38949202322     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2007.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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