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Many Types of Human Capital and Many Roles in U.S. Growth: Evidence from County-Level Educational Attainment Data
Young, Andrew; Levy, Daniel; Higgins, Matthew - EconWPA - 2004
We utilize county-level data to explore the roles of different types of human capital accumulation in U.S. growth determination. The data includes over 3,000 cross-sectional observations and 39 demographic control variables. The large number of observations provides enough degrees of freedom to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126012
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Intelligence, Human Capital, and Economic Growth: A Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) Approach
Jones, Garett; Schneider, W. Joel - EconWPA - 2005
Human capital plays an important role in the theory of economic growth, but it has been difficult to measure this abstract concept. We survey the psychological literature on cross-cultural IQ tests, and conclude that modern intelligence tests are well-suited for measuring an important form of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407739
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Capital Humano y Crecimiento Económico en México (1970-2000). Human Capital and Economic Growth in Mexico.
Bautista, Alejandro Diaz; Dominguez, Mauro Diaz - EconWPA - 2004
En los últimos años, se han realizado diversos estudios a nivel mundial utilizando el modelo de crecimiento y convergencia económica, a través de países y de regiones. Para el caso de México, hasta la segunda mitad de los noventas comienza el análisis empírico de la convergencia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556248
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IQ in the Ramsey Model: A Naive Calibration
Jones, Garett - EconWPA - 2005
I show that in a conventional Ramsey model, between one-fourth and one- half of income differences across countries can be explained by a single factor: The steady-state effect of large, persistent differences in national average IQ on worker productivity. These differences in cognitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118848
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Technologies and practices for constructing knowledge in online environments : advancements in learning
Ertl, Bernhard (contributor) - 2010
"This book details practices of and technologies for e-collaborative knowledge construction, providing insights in the …1. Computer support in E-collaborative learning-by-doing environments / Lin Qiu -- 2. Collaborative knowledge …. Collaborative knowledge construction with Web video conferencing / Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Anthony Basiel, Annette Fillery …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011726860
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Trends and effects of technology advancement in the knowledge society
Lytras, Miltiadis D. (contributor);  … - 2012
look at the impact of information technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of today's world … developing knowledge societies / Ravi S. Sharma, Elaine W.J. Ng, Mathias Dharmawirya, Ekundayo M. Samuel -- Toward building the … knowledge culture: reviews and a KC-STOPE with Six Sigma View / Saad Haj Bakry, Abdulkader Alfantookh -- Trust building process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011727448
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Knowledge and technological development effects on organizational and social structures
Abdelnour-Nocera, Jose (contributor) - 2013
sociotechnical view of technological determinism / Liza Potts -- Towards a conceptual knowledge management system based on systems … Jokonya, Stan Hardman -- When knowledge management drives a strategic transformation project: the case of a Brazilian Air … Force organisation / Alexandre Velloso Guimarães -- Boundaries of socio-technical systems and IT for knowledge development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011727553
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Technology literacy applications in learning environments
Carbonara, David D. (contributor) - 2005
divide / Ellen Whybrow -- 17. Learning to become a knowledge-centric organization / George Stonehouse, Jonathan D. Pemberton …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011726637
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The Iberian Tigers versus The Celtic Tiger: Economic Growth Paths in an Economic History Perspective
Sequeira, Tiago Neves - EconWPA - 2003
The years following the Second World War were those of the greatest economic growth that Europe had ever seen. If the countries of the Iberian Peninsula, neutral in the conflict and ruled by dictatorial regimes, enjoyed that growth and had participated in the convergence phenomenon, Ireland,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076554
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Crescimento Econ\363mico no P\363s-guerra: os Casos de Espanha, Portugal e Irlanda
Sequeira, Tiago - EconWPA - 2002
The years following the Second World War were those of the greatest economic growth that Europe had ever seen. If the countries of the Iberian Peninsula, neutral in the conflict and ruled by dictatorial regimes, enjoyed that growth and had participated in the convergence phenomenon, Ireland,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556858