Human capital is identified as one of the main determinants of economic growth and plays
an important role in the technological progress of countries. Nevertheless, existing studies …

A rigorous, pathbreaking analysis demonstrating that a country's prosperity is directly related
in the long run to the skills of its population. In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger …

In this paper we employ a dataset of three dimensions—state, sector, and year—to estimate
the short-and long-run price elasticities of state-level electricity demand in the United States …

The majority of empirical research in economics ignores the potential benefits of
nonparametric methods, while the majority of advances in nonparametric theory ignores the …

The case for education can be made from many perspectives. This paper makes the case for
education based on economic outcomes. Surveying the most recent empirical evidence, it …

Education is widely accepted to be a fundamental resource, both for individuals and
societies. Indeed, in most countries basic education is nowadays perceived not only as a …

This study adopts a disaggregated regional focus to test for the human capital (HC)-growth
nexus in selected nine Asian countries. It utilizes the Empirical Bayesian methodology which …

Using data for political regimes, income and human capital for a sample of 141 countries
over the periods 1820–2000 and 1500–2000, this research examines the income and …

This study delves into the complex connections between forest rent, forest extraction, green
investment, health expenditure, education expenditure, and environmental pollution …

This paper re-examines the effect of human capital on countries' economic growth paths. It
investigates the significance and the asymmetric impact of human capital stock on economic …