Korea, Japan, and China returned to the growth-path at different points of the 20th century, and this return was pre …This paper draws on a unique data set, hojok (household registers), to estimate numeracy levels in Korea, 1550 …-1630, and evidence on Japan and China from the early modern period until 1800. We found that a substantial share of East Asians …

Korea, Japan, and China returned to the growth-path at different points of the 20th century, and this return was pre …This paper draws on a unique data set, hojok (household registers), to estimate numeracy levels in Korea, 1550 …-1630, and evidence on Japan and China from the early modern period until 1800. We found that a substantial share of East Asians …

Korea, Japan, and China returned to the growth-path at different points of the 20th century, and this return was pre …-determined by their early numeracy development. -- Human-Capital ; Development ; Growth ; Numeracy …This paper draws on a unique data set, hojok (household registers), to estimate numeracy levels in Korea, 1550 …

a U-hypothesis of gender equality, implying that gender equality in numeracy declines at initial stages of development …This paper traces the human capital development of 14 Asian countries for the period of 1900-60, using the age …-heaping method. We place special emphasis on the gender gap in numeracy and its determinants. In particular, we test the validity of …

a U-hypothesis of gender equality, implying that gender equality in numeracy declines at initial stages of development …This paper traces the human capital development of 14 Asian countries for the period of 1900-60, using the age …-heaping method. We place special emphasis on the gender gap in numeracy and its determinants. In particular, we test the validity of …

contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America … numeracy as measured by the age-heaping strategy for long-run economic growth. In a variety of specifications, numeracy …This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its …

contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America … numeracy as measured by the age-heaping strategy for long-run economic growth. In a variety of specifications, numeracy …This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its …

- together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual … development. It affects human capital through both religious and secular education. It affects population and labor by influencing …

– together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual … development. It affects human capital through both religious and secular education. It affects population and labor by influencing …