Human capital and economic growth in Spain, 1850–2000

Prados de la Escosura, Leandro; Rosés, Joan R.

Human capital and economic growth in Spain, 1850–2000

Author(s): Prados de la Escosura, Leandro; Rosés, Joan R.

Publisher: Elsevier

Issued date: 2010-05-16

Citation: Explorations in Economic History, 2010, v. 47, n. 4, pp. 520-532

ISSN: 0014-4983

DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2010.02.002

Version of: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5023

Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2010.02.002

Keywords: Human capital , Growth , Labor productivity , Total factor productivity , Spain

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/11142

Rights: ©Elsevier

Abstract:

We investigate human capital accumulation in Spain using income- and education-based alternative approaches. We, then, assess human capital impact on labor productivity growth and discuss the implications of its alternative measures for TFP growth. Trends in h [+]

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