School policy: Implications of recent research for human capital investments in South Asia and other developing countries

Education Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-313

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Economic growth; School quality; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT; RESEARCH;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449412195     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290903142585     Document Type: Article

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