The role of human capital in china's total factor productivity growth: A cross-province analysis

Developing Economies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-35

  Wei, Zheng ^a   Hao, Rui ^b  

^a The University of Nottingham Ningbo China   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Human capital; Total factor productivity growth

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; LABOR STANDARD; LABOR SUPPLY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

CHINA;

EID: 79951746799     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2010.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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