The human capital stock: A generalized approach

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3752-3777

  Jones, Benjamin F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908252852     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.11.3752     Document Type: Article

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