Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-228) and index.

Introduction to human capital and economic growth -- The concept of human capital : a brief historical review -- Theoretical models of human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and endogenous models of economic growth -- Threshold effects, multiple equilibria, and nonlinearities in human capital and economic growth -- Empirical studies on human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and economic growth : linear specifications -- A primer on nonparametric methods and their application to research in human capital and economic growth -- Human capital and economic growth : nonlinear specifications.

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