The interactive effects of human capital and quality of life on economic growth

Applied Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 53, 2016, Pages 5186-5200

  Fan, Qin ^a   Goetz, Stephan J ^b   Liang, Jiaochen ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

economic growth; Human capital; interactive effects; natural amenities; quality of life

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROWTH MODELING; HUMAN CAPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84969663854     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1173180     Document Type: Article

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