The role of human capital in China's economic development: Review and new evidence

China Economic Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-436

  CHI, Wei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Education; Human capital; J24; Skill capital complementarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749156091     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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