This paper surveys the empirical literature on the growth effects of education and social capital. The main focus is on … clarify where empirical work on education using macro data may be relatively useful. It is argued that on balance, the recent … cross-country evidence points to productivity benefits of education that are at least as large as those identified by labour …

education to economic development, this paper examines the performance of the Irish economy in the framework of a model of … relatively low. Possible explanations for this poor performance are explored. Neither the structure of education nor low rates of … returns to the increased investment in education undertaken in recent decades. …

Analysis of the contribution of education to growth through its role in promoting a common culture indicates that when …

the two separate margins of primary/secondary and tertiary education. Interestingly, the latter type of schooling proves …

Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …

that highlights two predictions. First, larger gift amounts, holding education and income constant, is a proxy for altruism …