Human Capital Externalities and Growth

Number: 
631
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
J24, O11, O40, Y40
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

This paper provides evidence of positive externalities in human capital that help to explain divergences in development worldwide. We estimate the supply and demand for human capital using a five-year panel involving 60 countries and covering the period 1