Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
-developed measures of the human capital of each state that allow for internal migration and foreign immigration, we estimate growth … regressions that incorporate worker skills. We find that educational achievement strongly predicts economic growth across U ….S. states over the past four decades. Based on projections from our growth models, we show the enormous scope for state economic …