The effects of human capital composition on technological convergence

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 465-476

  Ang, James B ^a   Madsen, Jakob B ^a   Rabiul Islam, Md ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convergence; Human capital composition; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955958155     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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