Measuring aggregate human capital in Portugal: 1960–2001

Portuguese Journal of Social Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-120

  Teixeira, Aurora Amélia Castro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Education; Human capital; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649297110     PISSN: 1476413X     EISSN: 17589509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/pjss.4.2.101/1     Document Type: Article

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