The knowledge capital of nations

education and the economics of growth

In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann make a simple, central claim, developed with rigorous theoretical and empirical support: knowledge is the key to a country's development. Of course, every country acknowledges the importance of developing human capital, but Hanushek and Woessmann argue ...

Handbook of the economics of education. Volume 3

Eds. Eric A. Hanushek, Stephen Machin, Ludger Woessmann. How does education affect economic and social outcomes, and how can it inform public policy? Volume 3 of the "Handbooks in the Economics of Education" uses newly available high quality data from around the world to address ...

Handbook of the economics of education.Volume I

The "Handbooks in Economics" series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an ...

Handbook of the economics of education.Volumen 2

"The Handbooks in Economics" series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an ...

The economics of schooling and school quality

#Does education cause economic growth? Is education a kind of human capital formation? The human investment revolution in economic thought started in earnest over 40 years ago and then seemed to peter out in the 1970s and 80s. More recently, it has taken off again ...