Human capital and the wealth of nations

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2736-2762

  Manuelli, Rodolfo E ^a   Seshadri, Ananth ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84901911329     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.9.2736     Document Type: Article

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