Human capital and economic growth

"This book provides an in-depth investigation between human capital and economic growth. The authors take an innovative approach, examining the determinants of economic growth through a historical overview of the concept of human capital." "The text fosters a deep understanding of the connection between human capital and economic growth through the exploration of theoretical approaches, a review of literature, and the application of nonlinear estimation techniques to a comprehensive data set. The authors discuss nonparametric econometric techniques and their application to estimating nonlinearities - which has emerged as one of the most salient features of empirical work in modeling the human capital-growth relationship and the process of economic growth in general." "By delving into the topic from both theoretical and empirical standpoints, this book offers an insightful new view that will be extremely useful for scholars, students, and policy makers. As an added bonus, the authors provide data and computer programs that readers can use to pursue the topic further."--BOOK JACKET.

Introduction to human capital and economic growth -- The concept of human capital : a brief historical review -- Theoretical models of human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and endogenous models of economic growth -- Threshold effects, multiple equilibria, and nonlinearities in human capital and economic growth -- Empirical studies on human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and economic growth : linear specifications -- A primer on nonparametric methods and their application to research in human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and economic growth : nonlinear specifications.