Schooling and national income: How large are the externalities?

Education Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-92

  Breton, Theodore R ^a  

^a Columbia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Education; External benefits; Human capital; Schooling

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; INVESTMENT;

EID: 77950995616     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290801939645     Document Type: Article

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