References list 3a:
"Human capital and economic growth, productivity"

This reference list contains three parts:

1. Introductory Reading
Somebody who does not know this literature or wants to get an overview might want to start here.
2. Key References
Some of the most important references in this literature, which may require some more knowledge of the field.
3. Further Reading
- 3.1 Surveys
- 3.2 Theory
- 3.3 Data
- 3.4 Empirical Studies
- 3.5 Some Early References

Where possible, the list provides abstracts of the entries and links to the publication. Note that some papers may appear in several places. If you have suggestions for additions to and improvements of this list, please let us know by email to eenee@ifo.de. [Initial list compiled by: Angel de la Fuente]

1. Introductory Reading

Barro, Robert (2001). Human Capital and Growth. American Economic Review 91 (2): pp. 12-17. [abstract] [link]
Barro, Robert and Xavier Sala-i-Martin (1995). Economic Growth. New York: McGraw-Hill. [abstract] [link]
Benhabib, Jess and Mark Spiegel (1994). The Role of Human Capital in Economic Development: Evidence from Aggregate Cross-Country Data. Journal of Monetary Economics 34 (2): pp. 143-173. [abstract] [link]
de La Fuente, Angel and Antonio Ciccone (2003). Human Capital and Growth in a Global and Knowledge-Based Economy. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. [abstract] [link]
de La Fuente, Angel and Rafael Doménech (2001). Schooling Data, Technological Diffusion and the Neoclassical Model. American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings 91 (2): pp. 323-327. [abstract] [link]
Griliches, Zvi (1988). Technology, Education and Productivity. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. [abstract]
Hanushek, Eric A. and Ludger Wößmann (2006). The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development. Stanford University, University of Munich, CESifo. [abstract] [link]
Lucas, Robert E. (1990). Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? American Economic Review 80 (2): pp. 92-96. [abstract][link]
Mankiw, Gregory, David Romer and David Weil (1992). A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth. Quartely Journal of Economics 107 (2): pp. 407-437. [abstract] [link]
Nelson, Richard and Edmund Phelps (1966). Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion and Economic Growth. American Economic Review 56 (1-2): pp. 69-82. [abstract] [link]
Pritchett, Lant (2006). "Does learning to add up add up? The returns to schooling in aggregate data." In E. Hanushek and F. Welch, editors, Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 1, pp. 637-95. North-Holland, Amsterdam. [abstract] [link]
Temple, Jonathan (2001). Growth Effects of Education and Social Capital in the OECD. OECD Economic Studies 33 (2): pp. 57-101. [abstract] [link]
Wößmann, Ludger (zusammen mit Eric A. Hanushek) (2008). The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development. Journal of Economic Literature 46 (3) pp. 607-668. [abstract] [link]

2. Key References

Barro, Robert (1991). Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries. Quarterly Journal of Economics 106 (2): pp. 407-443. [abstract] [link]
Bils, Mark and Peter Klenow (2000). Does Schooling Cause Growth? American Economic Review 90 (5): pp. 1160-1183. [abstract] [link]
Coulombe, Serge, Jean-François Tremblay and Sylvie Marchand (2004). Literacy Scores, Human Capital and Growth Across Fourteen OECD Countries. Statistics Canada, catalogue no. 89-552-XPE, no.11. [abstract] [link]
de la Fuente, Angel and Rafael Doménech (2006). "Human capital in growth regressions: how much difference does data quality make?" Journal of the European Economic Association 4(1), 2006, pp. 1-36. [abstract] [link]
Hanushek, Eric A. and Wößmann, Ludger(2008). The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development. Journal of Economic Literature. Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 607-668. [abstract] [link]
Hanushek, Eric A. and Dennis D. Kimko (2000). Schooling, Labor-Force Quality and the Growth of Nations. American Economic Review 90 (5): pp. 1184-1208. [abstract] [link]
Islam, Nazrul (1995). Growth Empirics: A Panel Data Approach. Quarterly Journal of Economics 110 (4): pp. 1127-1170. [abstract] [link]
Krueger, Alan and Mikael Lindahl (2001). Education for Growth: Why and for Whom? Journal of Economic Literature 39 (4): pp. 1101-1136. [abstract] [link]
Lucas, Robert (1988). On the Mechanics of Economic Development. Journal of Monetary Economics 22: pp. 3-42. [abstract] [link]
Pritchett, Lant (2001). Where Has All the Education Gone? World Bank Economic Review 15 (3): pp. 367-391. [abstract] [link]
Romer, Paul (1990). Human Capital and Growth: Theory and Evidence. Carnegie-Rochester Conference Serie on Public Policy 32: pp. 251-286. [abstract] [link]

3. Further Reading

3.1 Surveys

de La Fuente, Angel and Antoni Ciccone (2003). Human Capital and Growth in a Global and Knowledge-based Economy. Luxembourg. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003. [abstract] [link]
Griliches, Zvi (1997). Education, Human Capital and Growth: A Personal Perspective. Journal of Labor Economics 15 (1): pp. 330-344. [abstract] [link]
Krueger, Alan and Mikael Lindahl (2001). Education for Growth: Why and for Whom? Journal of Economic Literature 39 (4): pp. 1101-1136. [abstract] [link]
Pritchett, Lant (2006). Does Learning to Add Up Add Up? The Returns to Schooling in Aggregate Data. Handbook of the Economics of Education Amsterdam: North-Holland [abstract] [link]
Sianesi, Barbara and John Van Reenen (2003). The Returns to Education: Macroeconomics. Journal of Economic Surveys 17 (2): pp. 157-200. [abstract] [link]
Schutt, Florian (2003). The Importance of Human Capital for Economic Growth. University of Bremen. Mimeo. [abstract] [link]
Stevens, Philip and Martin Weale (2003). Education and Economic Growth. National Institute of Economic and Social Research. London. [abstract] [link]
Temple, Jonathan (1999). The New Growth Evidence. Journal of Economic Literature 37 (1): pp. 112-156. [abstract] [link] [link]
Temple, Jonathan (2001). Growth Effects of Education and Social Capital in the OECD. OECD Economic Studies 33 (2): pp. 57-101. [abstract] [link]
Topel, Robert (1999). Labor Markets and Economic Growth. In: O. C. Ashenfelter and D. Card (eds.). Handbook of Labor Economics. Amsterdam: North Holland. pp. 2943-84 [abstract]
Wößmann, Ludger (2003). Specifying Human Capital. Journal of Economic Surveys 17 (3): pp. 239-270. [abstract] [link]

3.2 Theory

Acemoglu, Daron (1997). Training and Innovation in an Imperfect Labour Market. Review of Economic Studies 64: pp. 445-464. [abstract] [link]
Aghion, Philippe and Peter Howitt (1998). Endogenous Growth Theory. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [abstract] [link]
Azariadis, Costas and Allen Drazen (1990). Threshold Externalities in Economic Development. Quarterly Journal of Economics 105 (2): pp. 501-526. [abstract] [link]
Barro, Robert and Xavier Sala-i-Martin (1995). Economic Growth. New York: McGraw-Hill. [abstract] [link]
Boucekkine, Raouf, David de la Croix and Omar Licandro (2002). Vintage Human Capital, Demographic Trends and Endogenous Growth. Journal of Economic Theory 104 (2): pp. 340-375. [abstract] [link]
Jones, Charles (1996). Human Capital, Ideas and Economic Growth. Standford University. Mimeo. [abstract] [link]
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem, Harl Edgar Ryder and David Weil (2000). Mortality Decline, Human Capital Investment and Economic Growth. Journal of Development Economics 62 (1): pp. 1-23. [abstract] [link]
Lucas, Robert (1988). On the Mechanics of Economic Development. Journal of Monetary Economics 22: pp. 3-42. [abstract] [link]
Lucas, Robert (1990). Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings 80 (2): pp. 92-96. [abstract] [link]
Mankiw, Gregory, David Romer and David Weil (1992). A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth. Quartely Journal of Economics 107 (2): pp. 407-437. [abstract] [link]
Nelson, Richard R. and Edmund S. Phelps (1966). Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion, and Economic Growth. American Economic Review 56 (1-2): pp. 69-82. [abstract] [link]
Romer, Paul (1990a). Human Capital and Growth: Theory and Evidence. Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy 32: pp. 251-286. [abstract] [link]
Romer, Paul (1990b). Endogenous Technological Change. Journal of Political Economy 98 (5): pp. S71-102. [abstract] [link]
Rosenzweig, Mark (1990). Population Growth and Human Capital Investments: Theory and Evidence. Journal of Political Economy 98 (5): pp. S38-69. [abstract] [link]
Uzawa, Hirofumi (1965). Optimum Technical Change in an Aggregative Model of Economic Growth. International Economic Review 6 (1): pp. 18-31. [abstract] [link]
Vandenbussche, Jerome, Philippe Aghion and Costas Meghir (2004). "Growth, distance to frontier and composition of human capital." Mimeo, IFS. [abstract] [link]

Click here to get to points 3.3. "Data", 3.4 "Empirical Studies - 3.4.a Quantity of Schooling and Growth" and 3.4 "Empirical Studies - 3.4.b Quality of Schooling and Growth" to 3.5 "Some Early References".

References list 3a: "Human capital and economic growth, productivity"