PART I
Introduction
1 Introduction to Human Capital and Economic Growth 3
2 The Concept of Human Capital: A Brief Historical Review 10
PARTII Theoretical Research on Human Capital and Economic Growth
3 Theoretical Models of Human Capital and Economic Growth 27
4 Human Capital and Endogenous Models of Economic Growth 53
5 Threshold Effects, Multiple Equilibria, and Nonlinearities in Human Capital and Economic Growth 84
PARTIII The Empirics of Human Capital and Economic Growth
6 Empirical Studies on Human Capital and Economic Growth 107
7 Human Capital and Economic Growth: Linear Specifications 156
8 A Primer on Nonparametric Methods and Their Application to Research in Human Capital and Economic Growth 172
9 Human Capital and Economic Growth: Nonlinear Specifications 193
Appendix: Nonparametric Methods 211
Glossary 217
Bibliography 221
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