The Knowledge Capital of Nations
Education and the Economics of Growth
$60.52
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2023
Summary
A rigorous, pathbreaking analysis demonstrating that a country’s prosperity is directly related in the long run to the skills of its population.
In this book, Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann make a simple, central claim, developed with rigorous theoretical and empirical support: knowledge is the key to a country’s development. Of course, every country acknowledges the importance of developing human capital, but Hanushek and Woessmann argue that this message has become distorted, wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262548953 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026254895X |
| Author: | Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | CESifo Book Series |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Hanushek and Woessmann exploit recently connected data from TIMMS and PISA and other international assessments to construct the most sophisticated and comprehensive measures yet seen of learning across countries and over time.–Education Next–
In addition to compiling a data set of internationally comparable measures of cognitive skills, the authors have convincingly shown that such measures correlate highly with economic growth and cognitive skills can explain away large differences in growth rates between world regions… [A] valuable contribution and an interesting read.
–Mikael Lindahl, Journal of Economic Literature–About The Author
Eric A. Hanushek
Eric A. Hanushek is Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. Hanushek and Woessmann are coauthors (with Paul E. Peterson) of Endangering Prosperity- A Global View of the American School.
Ludger Woessmann is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich and Director of the ifo Center for the Economics of Education.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.