What level of education matters most for growth?. Evidence from Portugal

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-73

  Pereira, João ^a   St Aubyn, Miguel ^b  

^a Ministry of Finance   (Portugal)

^b ISEG LISBON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic impact; Human capital; Productivity

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 57449093009     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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