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Human capital quality and aggregate income differences : development accounting for US states

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015

Although many U.S. state policies presume that human capital is important for state economic development, there is little research linking better education to state incomes. In a complement to international studies of income differences, we investigate the extent to which quality-adjusted...

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General education, vocational education, and labor-market outcomes over the life-cycle

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger; Zhang, Lei - 2011

Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life. To test...

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Human capital formation and global warming mitigation : evidence from an integrated assessment model

Carraro, Carlo; Cian, Enrica de; Tavoni, Massimo - 2009

Based on recent empirical evidence, this paper includes human capital and knowledge in an integrated assessment model … and it assesses the interplay between innovation, human capital, climate change, and education policies. Results indicate … that climate policy stimulates a dedicated form of energy-knowledge without reducing generic R&D investments. Since …

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