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    Title: EU Policies and African Human Capital Development  Author(s): NYARKO, Yaw Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI RSCAS Abstract: Brain Circulation between the European Union (EU) and Sub-Saharan Africa is a crucial ingredient in Human Capital formation in the latter. A major constraint to African development is the very low base of skilled and ...
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    Title: The Educational Effects of 19(Th) Century Disentailment of Catholic Church Land in Colombia  Author(s): FAZIO, Antonella; SANCHEZ TORRES, Fabio Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of land concentration prompted by the distribution of disentailed church land during the second half of the 19(th) century on the accumulation of human capital in early 20(th) ...
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    Title: Talent Utilization, a Source of Bias in Measuring TFP  Author(s): ZOABI, Hosny Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper analyzes a model of economic growth that explains differences in economic structure across countries. It highlights the interplay between productivity, talents utilization and entrepreneurship incentives. The ...
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    Title: Do Amenities and Diversity Encourage City Growth? A Link Through Skilled Labor  Author(s): POELHEKKE, Steven Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The share of skilled workers in urban populations has steadily increased since 1970 in US metropolitan areas, but more in some cities than in others. A higher concentration of skills is a sought after asset for cities ...
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    Title: Does Longevity Cause Growth? A Theoretical Critique  Author(s): HAZAN, Moshe; ZOABI, Hosny Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This paper challenges conventional wisdom by arguing that greater longevity may have contributed less than previously thought for the significant accumulation of human capital during the transition from stagnation to growth. ...