A reevaluation of the effect of human capital accumulation on economic growth using natural disasters as an instrument

Eastern Economic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-137

  Toya, Hideki ^a   Skidmore, Mark ^b   Robertson, Raymond ^c  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Human capital accumulation; Natural disasters

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949802526     PISSN: 00945056     EISSN: 19394632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/eej.2008.54     Document Type: Article

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