hypothesis, we study the human capital of Inca Indios, using age-heaping-based techniques to estimate basic numeracy skills. We … economic growth in the countries of Latin America. …

, for example, the foundations of the human-capital based catch-up growth were laid very early. More broadly, we argue that … Korea, Japan, and China returned to the growth-path at different points of the 20th century, and this return was pre …

, for example, the foundations of the human-capital based catch-up growth were laid very early. More broadly, we argue that … Korea, Japan, and China returned to the growth-path at different points of the 20th century, and this return was pre …

despite high early numerical human capital formation, had substantially higher growth rates during the late 20th and early 21 … period 1550–1630. We add evidence from Japan and China from the early modern period until 1800 to obtain a human capital …

analysis, the paper explores the macroeconomic implications of family size for human capital, sectoral growth and income …This paper analyzes the macroeconomic role that different household groups play in human capital formation, sectoral … growth and income distribution in Rwanda. Using a disaggregated SAM for Rwanda and, with the assistance of structural path …

This paper explores macroeconomic linkages among family planning, human capital and economic growth in Rwanda. Based on … rural investment should yield economic growth followed by an improvement in income equality. Third, a unit increase in the …

, with particular emphasis on his estimates of population, real GDP, and real GDP per capita for very long periods, going … article concludes that the book will be required reading for all economists interested in long-run economic growth trends and …

increasing importance of human capital in sustaining their profit rates. The Paper argues that the process of capital … capital accumulation. Due to the complementarity between physical and human capital in production, the Capitalists were among … the prime beneficiaries of the potential accumulation of human capital by the masses. They had therefore the incentive to …

asymmetrically. The gains from trade were channeled towards population growth in non-industrial nations while in the industrial … nations they were directed towards investment in education and growth in output per capita. International trade enhanced the … comparative disadvantage in the production of skilled intensive goods. The focus on the interaction between population growth and …

towards investment in education and growth in output per capita, a significant portion of the gains from trade in non …-industrial nations was channeled towards population growth. … determinant of the distribution of world population and a prime cause of the ‘Great Divergence’ in income per capita across …