Mineral wealth and human capital accumulation: A nonparametric approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2925-2941

  Stijns, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EXPLOITATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; MINERAL EXPLORATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70349655721     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601166900     Document Type: Article

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