Education and economic growth

International Encyclopedia of Education

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 245-252

  Hanushek, E A ^a   Wossmann L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Economic development; Economic growth; Education quality; Human capital; Skill distribution; Years of schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884452805     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.01227-6     Document Type: Chapter

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