Since its implementation in 1990 the human development index (HDI), the flagship indicator of multidimensional … development, has attracted a great deal of attention and critics in academic, political and media circles. It initiated a new … stage in the discussion of appropriate indicators to measure socioeconomic development. Until now, the vast majority of …

The links between the development of human potential and its various structures on one hand, and economic growth and … development, on the other hand, represent a concern of exceptional importance for contemporary economic theory. Concerning the …

conditions for sustained economic growth and development by deepening democracy, enhancing the stability of political regimes and …

This paper investigates the \education-total factor productivity trade-o " in explaining per worker income dierences …, I am able to study separately the dynamic of the average years of schooling (i.e. education level), the per worker … capital, the per worker income, and the total factor productivity (TFP). I conrm that physical capital and education levels …

This paper investigates the "education-total factor productivity trade-off" in explaining per worker income differences …, we are able to study separately the dynamic of the average years of schooling (i.e. education level), the per worker … physical capital and education levels partially explain income differences between unlucky and lucky economies. We show …

We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … a ect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal … partitioned group a ects development …