On human capital and economic development: Some results for Africa

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 266-272

  Colantonio, E ^a   Marianacci, R ^b   Mattoscio, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Economic development; Education; Health; Human capital; Multidimensional scaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951908996     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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